Shirley Roughton Smith, 78, of Emory, died on December 30, 2024, in Sulphur Springs. She was born on June 30, 1946, in Bentonville, Ark., to Kenneth and Bonnie Hanson Roughton.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband of 28 years, David Smith, of Emory; three sons, John England of Joplin, Mo., Dale England of Joplin, Mo., and Phillip Smith of Grand Saline; two daughters, Letha Harris of Stockton, Mo., and Teresa Williams of Neosho, Mo.; brother, Billy Roughton of Jarrett, Va.; sister, Ellen Wolf of Joplin, Mo.; twelve grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren, and two on the way; and numerous other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Marvin Roughton and Richard Roughton.