Jimmye Lou Blakney Smith

Jimmye Lou Blakney Smith, age 75, of Glenwood, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017. She was born on April 11, 1942 in DeQueen, the daughter of James Warner Blakney and Mabel Lurene Humphrey Blakney. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband of 36 years, Gordon A. Smith. She and her husband spent most of their lives living and working in North Hollywood, California where she retired as a legal secretary. After retirement, they moved to Glenwood where she was active in the Ouachita Artists Gallery & Studio and loved taking care of her animals. She is survived by four brothers, Gary Blakney of Little Rock, P. M. "Mike" Blakney of Bismarck, Rob Blakney of Red Oak, Texas and Glenn Blakney of Winslow, Arkansas; two sisters, Cynthia Davis of Cabot and Joyce Austin of Winslow, Maine; and a number of nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 25, 2017, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood, with Rob Blakney officiating. Interment will be in the Glenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to S.P.O.T.S. (Special Pals Of The Shelter), PO Box 824, Glenwood, Arkansas 71943 or the Ouachita Artist Gallery & Studio, PO Box 1204, Mount Ida, Arkansas 71957. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.