Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....SMITH, JAMES MORRECE  February 4, 2015
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Gina Brown rootsgirl36@gmail.com February 20, 2015, 4:09 am

News Star World - February 06, 2015
JAMES MORRECE SMITH

Funeral services celebrating the life of James Morrece Smith, 91, will be held 
at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Canaan Baptist Church, 
Spearsville, LA. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. until the time of the 
service at the church. Conducting the services will be Bro. Tommy Mellinger, 
Bro. Charles Ainsworth, and Bro. James Miller. Interment will follow in the 
Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Smith passed away peacefully on February 4, 2015. He was born in Union 
County, AR to Ernest and Sue Ogden Smith and grew up in the Pleasant Grove 
Community. He was known as "Pete" to his family and friends and "Junior" at the 
chemical plant in El Dorado where he worked for 42 years.

Hunting and fishing were two of Mr. Smith's favorite pass times throughout his 
life. He also loved all sports both as a player and as a spectator. One of his 
greatest joys was coaching Little League Baseball at the El Dorado Boys' Club 
when Cecil Kellum and Mr. Waddell were there. He moved his family from El 
Dorado to Spearsville, even though it meant a longer commute to his job, to 
give his children a chance to play the sport not offered at their previous 
school. Traveling across the United States was another source of enjoyment with 
the Great Smokey Mountain National Park being a favorite destination. He was a 
member of Canaan Baptist Church and was a diligent daily Bible reader.

Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Sue Ogden Smith; 
sister, Geneva Smith; brother, Nile Smith and wife Oleta; and brother-in-law, 
Jessie Lee Norris. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Meada Post Smith of 
Spearsville; daughter, Kaye Risinger of West Monroe; son, James F. Smith and 
wife Susan of Spearsville; son, Bro. Connie M. Smith and wife Linda of Dubach; 
son, Terry Kent Smith of Spearsville; sister, Claudia Norris of El Dorado; 5 
grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and 1 great, great grandchild.

Serving as pallbearers will be Todd Risinger, Scott Risinger, Jamie Risinger, 
John Risinger, Mickey Post, and Richard Post.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Canaan Baptist Church or Canaan 
Baptist Church Cemetery fund, 502 Canaan Church Rd., Spearsville, LA 71277.

The family extends heartfelt thanks to Mr. Smith's caregivers: Nicole, 
Michelle, Margaret; Louise Denton with Council on Aging; the staffs of United 
Home Health, Comfort Care Hospice, and Arbor Lake Nursing Home.

Online messages for the family may be left at farrarfuneralhomeonline.com.

Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/s/smith3698nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/

File size: 3.2 Kb