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Jr Smith
December 4, 1948 — July 20, 2018
Barney "Bee" Smith, Jr
After a lengthy battle with cancer Barney "Bee" Smith, age 69, of Nashville, Arkansas emerged victorious on July 20, 2018 while in hospice care in Hot Springs Village. Born on December 4, 1948 in Nashville, Arkansas, Bee was preceded in death by his parents Barney B and Dortha Mae Smith. Prior to his illness, Bee worked in the maintenance department at Nashville City Park and Recreation for over 15 years. Not to be impeded by his deafness, he never backed down from hard work, his enjoyment of sports, and his keeping up with current news. Bee attended Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis, MO and graduated from the Arkansas School for the Deaf. His most recent joy was participating in two mission trips to Haiti with his brother.
Bee is survived by his brother Walter (Bubba) Smith and wife Diane of Hot Springs Village, sister Julia Dunlap and husband Mike of Jonesboro, AR, daughter Carrie Heseman and husband Travis of Monett, MO, two nephews, Will Smith and Will Dunlap and two nieces, Meredith Caver and Kathleen Griffin, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The family would like to thank Dr. Robert Muldoon and staff at the Genesis Cancer Center and the Hot Springs Arkansas Hospice staff for their compassionate care.
Visitation will be Saturday, July 28, at 10:00 at First United Methodist Church Nashville with a memorial service at 11:00.
To honor Bee’s life memorials may be made to Promise for Haiti, P.O. Box 50495
Nashville, TN 37205. Memories and condolences may be sent to his family at: drbubbaque@hotmail.com
After a lengthy battle with cancer Barney "Bee" Smith, age 69, of Nashville, Arkansas emerged victorious on July 20, 2018 while in hospice care in Hot Springs Village. Born on December 4, 1948 in Nashville, Arkansas, Bee was preceded in death by his parents Barney B and Dortha Mae Smith. Prior to his illness, Bee worked in the maintenance department at Nashville City Park and Recreation for over 15 years. Not to be impeded by his deafness, he never backed down from hard work, his enjoyment of sports, and his keeping up with current news. Bee attended Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis, MO and graduated from the Arkansas School for the Deaf. His most recent joy was participating in two mission trips to Haiti with his brother.
Bee is survived by his brother Walter (Bubba) Smith and wife Diane of Hot Springs Village, sister Julia Dunlap and husband Mike of Jonesboro, AR, daughter Carrie Heseman and husband Travis of Monett, MO, two nephews, Will Smith and Will Dunlap and two nieces, Meredith Caver and Kathleen Griffin, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The family would like to thank Dr. Robert Muldoon and staff at the Genesis Cancer Center and the Hot Springs Arkansas Hospice staff for their compassionate care.
Visitation will be Saturday, July 28, at 10:00 at First United Methodist Church Nashville with a memorial service at 11:00.
To honor Bee’s life memorials may be made to Promise for Haiti, P.O. Box 50495
Nashville, TN 37205. Memories and condolences may be sent to his family at: drbubbaque@hotmail.com
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