Ellen Jeroline Smith

Friday, May 24, 2013

Mrs. Ellen Jeroline Smith, 72, of Leachville, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. Born at Knobel, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Jerold and Velma Smotherman Stormes and had lived most of her life in the Leachville area. She was a homemaker and the widow of Mr. Ray Smith. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a brother, Junior Ray "Buckshot" Stormes.

She is survived by five daughters, Barbara Skaggs and her husband, Doyle, of Blytheville, Judy McCracken and her husband, Tom, of Paragould, Mary Hill and her husband, Johnn,y of Leachville, Ellie Denning and her husband, David, of Paragould, and Cathy Smith of Paragould;

Three brothers, Darrell Stormes of Corning, Den Stormes of Paragould and Bill Stormes of Knobel;

Two sisters, Suzie Stroud of Okean and Velma Dean Summers of Lafe; and

Five grandchildren, Mandy Hill, Holly Hill, Misty McCracken, Vikki Denning and Blake Denning.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville with Den Stormes officiating. Burial will follow in the Horner Cemetery in Hornersville, Mo. The family will receive visitors Saturday morning from 11 a.m. until service time. An online guest registry is available at www.howardfuneralservice.com