Mary Lee Smith Obituary, 

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        Date: 25 Jun 2003
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Lincoln Ledger, Wed., June 4, 2003, Page 5 Section A

SMITH, Mary Lee

Mary Lee Brockman Smith, age 52, of Almyra, Arkansas went to be with
the Lord on June 10, 2003. 

Mary Lee was born in Star City on Oct. 24, 1940 to Murphy Brockman
and the late Willite Fount Vick Brockman.  She was an active member
of Almyra Baptist Church.  Mrs. Smith was a graduate of Star City
High School in 1968, and then attended Pine Bluff Vocational School
in 1969. Mrs. Smith worked at Burlington Area Rugs in Monticello
from 1979 to 1985. She is survived by her husband, Doug Smith of
Almyra; her father, Murphy Brockman of Star City; two daughters,
Rachel Joslin and Husband Darrell of Stuttgart and Amanda Bronson
and Husband Jason of DeWitt; four grandchildren, Stephanie Nicole
and Samantha Dawn Joslin of Stuttgart, William Zacharie and
Elizabeth Lee Ann Bronson of DeWitt; a brother, Kenneth Brockman of
Star City; and a sister, Linda Floyd of Star City.

Mary Lee was always full of life, always had patience, and caring
for people who came to her door. She was quick to want to play a
card game of spades, and beat you at it.

Different times she moved in her life, the Lord would always bring
her someone she could help.  Mary Lee would always help out the
neighborhood kids.  When Amanda was young, she would ask her
mother,"Why did you give those kids my last peanut butter sandwich?"
Mary Lee would reply, "Well, they dont even have peanut butter."  In
her ways, she taught that you can bless someone else even if it is
just a peanut butter sandwich.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Almyra Baptist
Church by Rev. Gerald Jackson with burial in O'Neil Cemetery in Star
City, by Turpin Funeral Home of Stuttgart. The family was at the
funeral home for visitation for 6 to 8 p.m Tuesday evening. The
family suggests that memorials be made to Pine Bluff Hospice.