In Memory of

William

Smith

Obituary for William Smith

Deceased Name: William Miles Smith
Date of Birth: Friday, May 06, 1938
Date of Death: Friday, April 02, 2021

Funeral services for William Miles Smith, 82, of Ridgecrest, LA will be held at Sycamore Baptist Church on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 12noon with Bro. Richard Cullum and Bro. Troy Boleware officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Jena, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.

William was born on Friday, May 06, 1938 in Jena, LA. and passed away Friday, April 02, 2021 at his home. He proudly served his country in the United States Marines. He was a loving brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Rose Boyd Smith; parents, Gerald Clifton Smith and Zelma Inez Smith; sister, Geraldine Lucille Smith; and two brothers, Carl Raymond Smith and Howard Bolton Smith.

William leaves behind his wife, Mary Ann Ables Smith of Ridgecrest, LA; four sons, Thomas Clifton Smith & his wife Karen of Jena, LA, Bradley Myles Smith & his wife Susie of Pollock, LA, Howard Glenn Smith & his wife Misty of Manifest, LA, and William Ethan Smith & his wife Katie of Boyce, LA; three sisters, Polly Smith Duncan, Mary Louise Norris, and Esther Marie Bacle & her husband Joe all of Jena, LA; nine grandchildren, Brandon Joel Smith, Dakota Lane Smith, Rachel Ann Smith, Shannon Rose Smith, Howard Glenn Smith, II, Connor Boyd Smith, Jacob Michael Smith, Madeline Rose Smith, and Carson Reid Smith; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Those honoring William as pallbearers are Brandon Joel Smith, Dakota Lane Smith, Connor Boyd Smith, Howard Glenn Smith, II, Kristopher Gerald Bacle, and Wesley Douglas.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jacob Michael Smith and Carson Reid Smith.

The family will receive friends at Sycamore Baptist Church on Monday, April 5, 2021 from 10AM until service time at 12noon. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.