Elma Louise Skidgel Smith

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Service Schedule
Memorial Service
Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel
701 Rogers St.
Clarksville, AR  72830
Saturday, October 7, 2017
2:00 P.M.
Cemetery
Annie's Chapel Cemetery
Hwy 164
Lamar, AR  72846
Elma Louise Skidgel Smith

of Richardson, TX

June 19, 1927 - September 20, 2017

Elma Louise Skidgel Smith born June 19, 1927 at Ludwig, Arkansas, passed away September 20, 2017 at Richardson, Texas.
She is preceded in death by her husband Bobby Lee Smith, parents William Elmer Skidgel and Lovie Jewel Cooper, and siblings, Johnnie Clifton Skidgel, Bertha Mae Jones and Willie Faye 'Billie' Warren. She married Loyal Clark Drish in 1950 and had one child, Gloria Lynne Owens of Richardson, TX. As a widow, she married Bob Smith in 1959 and had another child, Patricia Louann Tice who lives at Atkins, AR. Surviving grandchildren are Steven Owens, Lone Oak, TX; Valerie Mundrake, Richardson, TX; Johnathan Goodin, Atkins, AR; Grant and wife, Hannah, Goodin, Coal Hill, AR; and Ryan Tice, Clarksville, AR. Great grandchildren are Cody Owens, Zoe Goodin and Alexa Goodin. Elma worked in several local manufacturing facilities before retiring from Tyson Processing. She was a talented seamstress, quilt maker and crocheter. She was an avid crafter and loved growing flowers. She had the proverbial green thumb. She will be missed by those left behind. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 7th at 2 PM at Roller Cox Funeral Home in Clarksville with Reverend Glen McGuire officiating. Burial will follow the service at Annie's Chapel Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home, online guestbook available at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/clarksville

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