Josephine "Jo" Smith
Josephine "Jo" Smith, 92, was born in Choctaw, Ark., on March 17, 1927, to John Roy and Clara (McLehaney) Shetley. She passed peacefully from this life on April 17, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas, with her loving daughter by her side.
Jo, a strong and gentle soul, never wavered from her faith during her darkest hours and was dearly loved by her family and many friends. She held onto her faith as the substance of things that she hoped for, and as the evidence of the things that she could not see.
Jo was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, James B. "Jim" Smith, a half-brother, Hulen Huie, a brother, Elbert Shetley, and a niece, Judy McCort.
After finishing high school at Choctaw, Jo worked for many years at the Van Buren County Court House. After her tenure at the court house, she worked for Clinton State Bank for 35 years until retiring as a Vice President in 1990. There are many things Jo enjoyed in life, such as, cooking and Sunday afternoon dinners where she spent quality time with her family. The many vacations that she took with her family gave her great enjoyment. Going to the farm in Culpepper that her husband and his brother, Winfrey, owned was the delight of her life. There were many happy hours spent there working around the farmhouse, in the yard and the garden. One of the greatest moments of Jo's life was when she and Jim professed their faith in Jesus Christ publicly on December 23, 2012 at Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas after the pastor's sermon on "Things Can Change in an Instant." Jo was an amazing, resilient woman persevering through much adversity to ensure that those around her were at peace.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Lisa and son-in-law MM Ross of Keller, Texas, a sister-in-law, Dean Gordon, of Little Rock, Ark., two grandchildren, Shawn Ross and Dana (Josh) Dunnett, three great-grandchildren: Hayden, Hutson and Harlow, other relatives and many friends.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Roller McNutt Funeral Home located at 1902 Highway 65 S, Clinton, Ark., 72031. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Clinton Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Bret Tucker, James Story, Bobby Appleby, Jr., Joey Lee, Paul Rhoda and Scott Solomon. Honorary Pallbearers are Charles Smith and Harvey Linn. For online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clinton.
Published April 21, 2019