Smith Family Funeral Home adds two more Arkansas locations

Arkansas Business announced in their publication in early January the acquisition of two funeral home locations by Smith Family Funeral Homes of North Little Rock.  You can see that article here.

Smith Family Funeral Homes acquired the Davis-Smith Funeral Homes located in Hot Springs and Glenwood, Arkansas.  The addition of these two properties brings the number to eight funeral homes that Smith Family owns and operates.

Here’s what Jeff Smith, owner of Smith Family Funeral Homes said of the addition of these two properties, “I’m thrilled to bring the two Smith families together so we can continue to provide the same level of service that folks in Hot Springs and Glenwood have come to expect thanks to the care that Davis-Smith Funeral Home has provided over the years.”

3rd generation funeral director Jeff Smith purchased the Smith Family Funeral Homes in 2010 from his father, John, and since that time has expanded the operation from two to eight locations.

Funeral Director Daily take:  I was interested in seeing this article earlier this month.  Jeff Smith, and his late father John, have participated in an annual death care related annual golf event that I also take part in each year.  It’s an event that you are paired with people you don’t necessarily know, and if you are a pretty average golfer like me, that can be an intimidating position to be in at times.

I was once paired with John Smith who was a pretty good golfer.  Lucky for me, he was really interested in funeral service and I remember having a great discussion with him over the four-hour golf round.  John’s service extended to being a Past-President of the Arkansas Funeral Director’s Association.  And, even though I’m sure that I didn’t help out our golf team that day, I’ve always thought that meant little to John. . . . .he was simply glad to have a discussion with a fellow funeral director from another part of the country.  His kindness and courtesy to me that day meant a great deal.

John died last October.  You can see his obituary here.  Being a little bit older than his son, Jeff, it is a pleasure to see Jeff moving forward with the businesses.  Speaking as a parent. . . it is always heartwarming to see children move forward with success in whatever endeavors they may have. . . . and from what I knew of John, he would be extremely proud that his family continues to take care of the people of North Little Rock and beyond.  You see, my four hours with John that day told me that his passion was taking care of his friends and neighbors . . . and that is a great testament to the funeral profession.

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