Westbrook

Tracy graduated from the Commonwealth College of Funeral Service in Houston, Texas. He has been with Westbrook Funeral Home since he started apprenticing there in 1988. He got his license in 1990 and likes doing it all -- embalming and directing. He has served his community three terms as President of the Chamber of Commerce and 10+ years as Chairman of Beebe’s Fall Festival. He has also been on Beebe’s City Council for eight years.

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Office: (501) 758-1170

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Danny is a funeral assistant and has been with Smith Family since 2016.

Jonelle grew up in Oregon and has lived in Beebe since 2002. She has been with Smith Family since 2004. She has three grown children, Danielle, Tommy and Kelsey. 

Karen grew up in Little Rock and is married to Jim "Wardie" Ward. They have two grown children, Chris and Amie, and have been married for 53 years. 

Bobby is a graduate of Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Arkansas as well as the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a licensed embalmer and funeral director. Bobby has been associated with Smith Westbrook since 1980. He is a past President of Arkansas Funeral Directors Association.

Jeff Smith joined the staff in June 2006 as a funeral director. In 2010, he and his wife Leslie stepped into the role of leading the funeral homes. They plan to continue the legacy of the funeral home. 

Jeff graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor's Degree in Small Business Management and the University of Memphis with an MBA. 

He is proud to carry on the Smith family tradition of funeral service. He and Leslie are the proud parents of three children, Hayden, Kaylee, and Sawyer. As Vice President, Leslie adds her motherly touch to the Smith Family.

Clay came to work at Smith North Little Rock Funeral Home in 1979 as an apprentice funeral director. He became a licensed Funeral Director in 1982 after serving his apprenticeship. He then went to Mortuary School in Dallas and was licensed as an embalmer in 1983.

He was Manager of Smith North Little Rock Funeral Home from 2005 to 2015, and is now General Manager of Operations of all Smith Family Funeral Homes.

Craig is a Regional Manager,  licensed funeral director and embalmer. He has been with Smith Family Funeral Homes since 2010.  

He oversees the daily operations of five of the full-service funeral homes that fall under the Smith Family Funeral Homes umbrella. They are: Smith Westbrook-Beebe; Ruggles Wilcox-Arkadelphia; Smith Family Funeral Homes-Hot Springs; Smith Family Funeral Homes-Glenwood and Smith Family Funeral Homes-Sherwood. 

Craig has 38 years of funeral service management experience. He assists each location manager in ensuring their facilities are providing the best service for their community and the best work environment for their employees.

Emory, a licensed Embalmer & Funeral Director, joined our firm in 2011. He is the Manager of Smith Family Care Center along with our Cremation Centers in Little Rock, North Little Rock & Glenwood.  Emory is a CANA certified crematory operator, an honor graduate of ASU – Mountain Home with a degree in Mortuary Science, and a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Emory received scholarships to attend ICCFA University in 2019 & 2021, and he is the 2020 recipient of the Clifford Smith Award. 

John Stephen Smith took over as President of North Little Rock Funeral Home in 1972 when he was 23 years old. John's father, Clifford, founded the funeral home on Valentine's Day, 1955.

John had worked in the funeral home in some capacity since its inception when Clifford and Frances Smith moved their family into the upper level of the funeral home.

Kay, John's wife, has worked at Smith North Little Rock Funeral Home since 1977. Kay oversees the clerical work and helps on services as needed.

In 2010, John retired and sold the funeral home to his son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Leslie Smith.