Ronald "Ronnie" Smart

Ronald "Ronnie" Smart, 67, of Beebe, Ark. was born to Ruben and Louella (Young) Smart Jan. 25, 1947 and died Friday, June 27, 2014. Ronnie was a Member of the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Beebe, Ark. and a Member of AMF (Apostolic Ministers Fellowship). Although he was legally blind from birth, he traveled coast to coast for 50 years as an Evangelist preaching and singing in hundreds of churches. Ronnie was also very active in the Ministry at White County Detention Center. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Joyce Smart of Tickfaw, La.; two sisters, Brenda Horn and Donna Crabtree both of Sulphur Rock, Ark.; numerous nieces; nephews; cousins; and a host of friends. Ronnie is preceded in death by his parents; grandparents that reared him, Tom and Mindy Young; and one sister, Carolyn Mason. Family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, Beebe with Funeral Service to follow at 7 p.m. An additional visitation time will be Wednesday at First Pentecostal Church in Sulphur Rock, Ark. at 11 a.m. with burial to follow in Sulphur Rock Cemetery. Arrangements by Westbrook, a Smith Family Funeral Home. www.SmithFamilyCares.com.