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Robert Crittenden Smith

Robert Crittenden Smith, age 95, of Lonoke died February 7, 2019. He was born April 4, 1923 in Lewisville, Ark., Robert served in the Army in Europe during WWII. After coming home from the war, he began farming in Lafeyette County. He married Betty Simpson in 1955. They moved to Lonoke County in 1966 where he farmed until he retired. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Simpson Smith; parents, George and Laura Owens Smith; brothers, George Smith, Garland Smith and Doyle Smith; sisters Pauline Foster and Lucy Mae Dorough. He is survived by his sister Helen Jackson of Texarkana; daughters, Joanna Smith, Mary Kay (Mike) Calvert and Sue Ellen (Matt) Stevens; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was a faithful member of the Palm Street Church of Christ in Lonoke for fifty-three years, serving as a song leader, deacon and elder. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday February 11 at Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM Tuesday at Palm Street Church of Christ, with a 4:00 PM committal service at Wilson Cemetery in Lewisville, Ark. The family requests memorials be made to Southern Christian Children's Home, PO Box 649, Morrilton, Ark., 72110 in his honor. Online guestbook, www.boydfuneralhome.net.

Published February 10, 2019

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