Homer J. Smithson, 92, of Springdale, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.
He was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Marshall, Ark., the son of John T. and Susan Harris Smithson.
He retired from Ferguson Country Store in 1983, served in the United States Army and was a prisoner-of-war in Germany.
He attended Calvary Church in Springdale and his church-life consisted of deacon, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent. He loved spending time with his family and lived his life for them.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Daisy L. Smithson, on Jan. 23, 2011; parents; four brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include his children, Bruce Smithson and wife, Rose, and Enos Smithson and wife, Janette, all of Springdale, Ellis Smithson and wife, Eva, of Greenbrier, Ark., Carol Majors and husband, Bobby, of Judsonia, Ark., and Wrenita Abbott and husband, Joe, of Springdale; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Beard's Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Clark Snow and Roy Grinder officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.
NWATimes, Springdale, AR 10-15-2011
He was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Marshall, Ark., the son of John T. and Susan Harris Smithson.
He retired from Ferguson Country Store in 1983, served in the United States Army and was a prisoner-of-war in Germany.
He attended Calvary Church in Springdale and his church-life consisted of deacon, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent. He loved spending time with his family and lived his life for them.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Daisy L. Smithson, on Jan. 23, 2011; parents; four brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include his children, Bruce Smithson and wife, Rose, and Enos Smithson and wife, Janette, all of Springdale, Ellis Smithson and wife, Eva, of Greenbrier, Ark., Carol Majors and husband, Bobby, of Judsonia, Ark., and Wrenita Abbott and husband, Joe, of Springdale; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Beard's Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Clark Snow and Roy Grinder officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.
NWATimes, Springdale, AR 10-15-2011
Homer J. Smithson, 92, of Springdale, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.
He was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Marshall, Ark., the son of John T. and Susan Harris Smithson.
He retired from Ferguson Country Store in 1983, served in the United States Army and was a prisoner-of-war in Germany.
He attended Calvary Church in Springdale and his church-life consisted of deacon, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent. He loved spending time with his family and lived his life for them.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Daisy L. Smithson, on Jan. 23, 2011; parents; four brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include his children, Bruce Smithson and wife, Rose, and Enos Smithson and wife, Janette, all of Springdale, Ellis Smithson and wife, Eva, of Greenbrier, Ark., Carol Majors and husband, Bobby, of Judsonia, Ark., and Wrenita Abbott and husband, Joe, of Springdale; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Beard's Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Clark Snow and Roy Grinder officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.
NWATimes, Springdale, AR 10-15-2011
He was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Marshall, Ark., the son of John T. and Susan Harris Smithson.
He retired from Ferguson Country Store in 1983, served in the United States Army and was a prisoner-of-war in Germany.
He attended Calvary Church in Springdale and his church-life consisted of deacon, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent. He loved spending time with his family and lived his life for them.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Daisy L. Smithson, on Jan. 23, 2011; parents; four brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include his children, Bruce Smithson and wife, Rose, and Enos Smithson and wife, Janette, all of Springdale, Ellis Smithson and wife, Eva, of Greenbrier, Ark., Carol Majors and husband, Bobby, of Judsonia, Ark., and Wrenita Abbott and husband, Joe, of Springdale; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, at Beard's Funeral Chapel, with the Revs. Clark Snow and Roy Grinder officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.
NWATimes, Springdale, AR 10-15-2011
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