Wilma Craig Smith

Wilma Craig Smith, 93, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016. She was a resident of Indian Rock Village in Fairfield Bay, Ark. Wilma was born in Steele, Mo., on Aug. 12, 1922, and was raised in Dyess Colony. After marrying Lewis Smith, she moved to Stuttgart, Ark., where she raised her two sons and received her nursing degree. She worked at the Van Duyn Clinic and then at the Stuttgart Hospital. She later opened The Fountain of Youth, a beauty salon in downtown Stuttgart, where she worked as a beautician for many years. After retiring, she moved to Ontario, Calif., to live with her sister. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis; her parents, K.D. and Nancy Craig; brothers, Maurice Craig and Richard Craig; and her grandson, Michael Smith. She is survived by her sons, Craig Smith (Pat) of Greer's Ferry, Ark., and Anthony Smith (Queda) of Biloxi, Mo.; brother, David Craig of Santa Cruz, Calif.; and sister, Jan Ferrell of Ontario, Calif. She is also survived by grandchildren, Steve Smith (Lisa), Greg Smith (Meagan), Kim Anderson (Rick) and Susan Lewis; and great-grandchildren Johnathon, Allison and Justin Corbitt; Mason and Makenzie Smith; and Kaitlyn and Zachary Anderson. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 15, at Holiday Hills United Methodist Church in Greer's Ferry, Ark. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. and memorial service at 2 p.m. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.