Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Monday, October 1, 2001

John R. Smith Sr.

Services for John R. Smith Sr. will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Pineville, with Clyde Grammon officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville.

Smith Sr., 85, of Ball, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, in his residence.

He was preceded in death by one son, James Ray Smith; father, William Alfonse Smith; his mother, Clara Elizabeth Carroll; one sister, Fannie Seay; and one brother, William ``Bill'' Smith.

Survivors include his wife, Marie Smith of Ball; one son, John R. Smith Jr.; one daughter, Carolyn Collins of Ball; one sister, Elmer Brown of Pineville; and five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Greg Collins, Chris Collins, James Smith, Kyle Grimes, Kendell Johnson, Danny Smith, John Lincecum, Johnny Arrington and M.J. ``Jaybird'' Covington.

Friends may call from 5-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until shortly before time of services Tuesday in the funeral home.