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Janice Elaine Smith

Janice Elaine Smith, 73 year old resident of Gentry, Arkansas, died on January 28, 2018 at Siloam Springs Regional Hospital. Born on November 14, 1944 in Moorpark, California, she was the daughter of Edwin True and Betty Vermillion True Clark. Janice graduated from Gentry High School. She married Joe Smith on March 5, 1962 in Jay, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Colcord Church of Christ. Janice was the secretary/treasurer for the Monday Night Strikers Bowling League of Gentry and spent many active years with the Bloomfield 4-H Club and Springtown Extension Homemaker's Club. She was preceded in death by one son, Tom Smith; father, Edwin True; and stepfather, George Clark. She is survived by her husband, Joe Smith; son, Rob Smith and wife Sandy of Gentry; daughter, Sandra Smith of Gentry; daughter-in-law, Patricia Smith of Jay, Oklahoma; five grandchildren: Cody Smith, Kali Smith, Perry Sullins, Dakota Smith, and Katie Smith; six great-grandchildren: Clay, Sarah, Levi, Easton, Olivia, and Priscilla; four sisters, Marion Pitts, Darleen Allen, Debbie Taylor, and Carla Beeman, all of Gentry; brother, Rick True of Bentonville, Arkansas, several nieces, nephews and countless friends. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Colcord Church of Christ, Colcord, Oklahoma, with Mr. Mike Ellis and Pastor Mark Rotramel officiating. Burial will follow at Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Arkansas. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the Colcord Church of Christ Youth Fund, P.O. Box 25, Colcord, Okla. 74338.

Published January 30, 2018

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