Individual Details
Opal Doris Stell
(31 Jan 1912 - 19 May 2004)
Mrs. Doris Stell Smith, 92, of Hamburg, who was born January 31, 1912 in Ashley County, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at the Beverly Healthcare in Crossett. She was a lifelong resident of Hamburg and Ashley County, a homemaker, an active member of the First Baptist Church for many years, serving in many capacities, and was a member of the Home Demonstration Club.
She is survived by one daughter, Betty Hagood of Strong; two sons, Larry Smith of Hamburg and Charles Herman Smith of Lake Village; one brother, Billy Stell; and one sister, Mildred Tucker, both of Hamburg; six grandchildren, Cathy Gray of El Paso, Texas, Theresa Chambliss of Pine Bluff, Noland Hagood of Arkadelphia, Charles H. Smith, Jr. of Beaumont, Texas, Larry W. Smith, Jr. of Bryant, and Kevin Smith of Lake Village; fifteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman F. Smith, in 1988; one brother, Edward Stell; and three sisters, Katie Chadwick, Velma Sullivan and Nadine Kelley.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday, May 21, in the Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Bobby Pennington and Rev. Klois Hargis officiating. Pallbearers were Wayne Smith, Noland Hagood Jr., Kevin Smith, Charles H. Smith Jr., Billy Bozeman and Steven Kelley. Burial followed services at the Promise Land Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Home Care 255 West Gaines, Monticello, AR 71655 or the Promise Land Cemetery % Mrs. JoAnn Sullivan, 318 Ashley 131, Hamburg, AR 71646.
She is survived by one daughter, Betty Hagood of Strong; two sons, Larry Smith of Hamburg and Charles Herman Smith of Lake Village; one brother, Billy Stell; and one sister, Mildred Tucker, both of Hamburg; six grandchildren, Cathy Gray of El Paso, Texas, Theresa Chambliss of Pine Bluff, Noland Hagood of Arkadelphia, Charles H. Smith, Jr. of Beaumont, Texas, Larry W. Smith, Jr. of Bryant, and Kevin Smith of Lake Village; fifteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman F. Smith, in 1988; one brother, Edward Stell; and three sisters, Katie Chadwick, Velma Sullivan and Nadine Kelley.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday, May 21, in the Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Bobby Pennington and Rev. Klois Hargis officiating. Pallbearers were Wayne Smith, Noland Hagood Jr., Kevin Smith, Charles H. Smith Jr., Billy Bozeman and Steven Kelley. Burial followed services at the Promise Land Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Home Care 255 West Gaines, Monticello, AR 71655 or the Promise Land Cemetery % Mrs. JoAnn Sullivan, 318 Ashley 131, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Events
| Birth | 31 Jan 1912 | Ashley County, Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | 3 Mar 1929 | Alabama - Herman Felix Smith | |||
| Death | 19 May 2004 | Crossett, Ashley County, Arkansas |  |  | |
| Obituary | 21 May 2004 | Arkansas | | | |
| Burial | Promise Land Cemetery, Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Herman Felix Smith (1906 - 1988) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Charles Herman Smith (1933 - 2005) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Alonzo Stell (1878 - 1969) |
| Mother | Carrie Elizabeth Croswell (1885 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Edward Alonzo Stell (1905 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Velma Gertrude Stell (1906 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Katie Lorine Stell (1909 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Mildred Christine Stell (1914 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Willie Nadine Stell (1918 - 1993) |
| Sibling | William Alonzo Stell Jr. (1921 - 2011) |
Notes
Death
Doris O SmithState: Arkansas
Last Place of Residence: Strong, Union, Arkansas
Previous Residence Postal Code: 71765
Age: 92
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1912
Death Date: 19 May 2004
Obituary
Deceased Name: Doris Stell SmithAge: 92
Event Date: 21 May 2004
Event Place: Arkansas, United States
Death Date: 21 May 2004
Birth Year (Estimated): 1912
Endnotes
1. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGCG-ZY3.
2. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV52-3TWM.
3. Find a Grave Memorial 15497364.