Vera E. Smith, 82, of Brookland, AR passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Center in Jonesboro. She was born on April 10, 1941 in Bauxite, AR to Oscar Lee and Esther E. Tharp. Vera was the valedictorian of her graduating class, and gave up a college scholarship to marry her loving husband, Leon. She worked for and retired from SouthBank in Osceola, AR. She loved flowers, gardening, working in the yard, bird watching, and she was a poetry author and an artist. She was a member of Greensboro Road Church of Christ.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, Leon Smith; her parents; sisters Dora Wilson and Dorothy Johnson; and brothers David, Ivey, and Bobby Tharp.
Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, Greg Smith and his wife LeAnn, and Joseph Smith and his wife Melissa; and grandchildren Dylan and Ethan Smith, and Aaron and Lindsey.
A memorial service officiated by Jimmy Young will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Roller Farmers Union Funeral Home 1900 W. Washington Ave. Jonesboro, Ar.
Visitation will precede the service, beginning at 1pm at Roller Farmers Union Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorials be made in Vera’s memory to Douglas County Church of Christ at PO Box 412 Superior, Wisconsin 54880.