of Benton, AR
May 20, 1946 - April 1, 2014
Ronnie ''Smut'' Smith, 67, of Benton met his savior Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock in the presence of his loving family. A special thanks goes to Dr. Nancy Rector and the caring nursing staff of 7B. He was born May 20, 1946 in Little Rock to the late Bill and Francis Louise Smith and worked as a pump packer for Alcoa.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy; a son, Shane Smith; a daughter, Pepper Hobby (Nathan), and his beautiful granddaughter Allie Raine Hobby, all of Benton. Ronnie is also survived by a sister, Wanda Kaiser of Kemah, TX., as well as a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
A Rosary will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2014 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Benton with Father Y. C. Irudayaraj officiating. Interment will follow in New Rosemont Memorial Park in Benton. Serving as pallbearers are Shane Smith, Nathan Hobby, Mike Gueringer, Steve Brewer, William Sheridan and Don Bryant.
Visitation is scheduled for 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday April 3rd at Roller-Ballard Funeral Home, 306 S. Main St., Benton, AR 72015 (501-315-4047).
We will miss him greatly. Love you all!
Dorothy, my heart goes out to you and your family in the loss of a great man, Ronnie. May God comfort you as only as He can with the many memories left behind. God's blessings to you all. Love, Norma Fredwell
Sorry for your great loss.
Dorothy and family, I am so sorry for your loss. I will have you in my thoughts and prayers for your lonely painful days of loss. Sandy Krebs
Enjoyed knowing you the past 12 years. Until we meet again. God Bless you Dorothy, Shane, Pepper and Allie.
We are so sorry for your loss. We I have known Ronnie for many years hate to see any suffer as he has but GOD knows best. Mary and I send our LOVE to the Family,Ronnie will always be remembered and missed so very much.
Pepper I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad.
Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you.
So sorry for your loss. He was a very special person. He was always one of my 1st customers in the morning at Gas-N-Go for almost 20years. I think he is the one who named Mr Joe and I "The Breakfast Club". He will be greatly missed as will all the "Fish" stories. Love to the family. Beverly (Keys) Eshliman
So sorry for your loss. He was a very special person. He was always one of my 1st customers in the morning at Gas-N-Go for almost 20years. I think he is the one who named Mr Joe and I "The Breakfast Club". He will be greatly missed as will all the "Fish" stories. Love to the family. Beverly (Keys) Eshliman
we are so sorry for your loss we have you in our thoughts and prayers
we are so sorry for your loss we have you in our thoughts and prayers
Offering sincere condolences to the family. I am so very sorry for your loss. Our Heavenly father in His word the Bible calls death an enemy (1Cor. 15:26) which He promises in the very near future to do away with (Rev. 21:4,5) At that time tragedies and accidents will be a thing of the past, no one will ever get sick (Isaiah 33:24) and there will be a reuniting, a bringing back to life instead of losing (John 5:28,29) Please allow these words to be of comfort to you and give you hope. (2Cor. 1:3,4)
“[God] will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.” (Isaiah 25:8) This will include bringing back dead ones from the grave. As the apostle Paul wrote: “I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Acts 24:15) Jesus and the apostles demonstrated this by resurrecting dead ones.—Luke 7:11-16; 8:40-42, 49-56; John 11:1, 14, 38-45; Acts 9:36-42; 20:7-12. Life on earth in a new world, including life for dead ones raised from the grave, will be beautifully crowned with human perfection. God’s healing power will make the minds and bodies of all living then completely sound: “No resident will say: ‘I am sick.’”! I'm very sorry for your lose. May God's words seek to comfort you and your family. Sincerely, Meryl
My sweet Dorothy, Shane, Pepper, Nathan and Allie... I am at a loss for words. Smitty was such a huge part of my life growing up. Even in later years, when his health began to fail, he still kept up with his onryness. Although words cannot relieve your pain, please know you all are in my heartfelt prayers. Cody and I love you all so much!!!