Laura D. Smith

January 24, 1939 - May 26, 2010

Mrs. Laura Dean Odom Smith was born on Tuesday, January 24, 1939, daughter of the late Bill Johnson and Carol Green Johnson Smith. She died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at the family residence, at the age of 71 years 4 months and 2 days. Mrs. Smith was born in Florence, Ala. and had lived in Trumann for the past 30 years. She was a housewife and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by two step-sons, one step-daughter, one brother, and her parents, Bill Johnson and Carol Green Johnson Smith. Survivors include her husband, James Odom of Trumann, one daughter, Nora Helen Durst of Pacific Beach, Wash., one step-daughter, Melinda Cullums of Hoxie, Ark., one brother, Denny Johnson of Marked Tree, Ark., four sisters, Juanita Little of Montgomery, Ala., Mary Smith of Trumann, Janice Borden and Nina Coats both of Florence, Ala., 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Holly Springs Cemetery near Harrisburg, Ark., with Rev. Jerry Dunning officiating. Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann will be in charge of arrangements. Active Pallbearers will be Keith Collins, Jerry Collins, Chris Thomas, Ricky Witt, Todd Glover, and James Davis. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jerry Dunning, Charles Odom, and Jimmy Snyder. Visitation will be Friday morning from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann. An online register book can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.