Darrell Lynn Smith, also known as, Farad Akbar, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021. He was born May 6, 1962 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Thomas Smith and Beatrice Rollins.
Darrell accepted Christ at an early age and was recently celebrating twenty years of sobriety. He was an active board member of O.U.R. Community Center and a dedicated member of Alive After 5 Group of Cocaine Anonymous. Darrell worked for the City of Little Rock for over a decade in Fleet Services. He was a source of laughter and joy to many and he never met a stranger. He was someone you could depend on to brighten your day and make you laugh. He was the peace maker of the family and self-appointed psychologist. The family called him "Mr. Fix it." He loved to fix things and was a jack of all trades.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Patrice Smith; siblings, Tracy Houston Rollins, Gregory "Duck" Smith, Billy Smith, Willie Lee Morris, Mack "Louis" Morris, Johnny Morris, Helen Moore, Patsy Ridgell; and Nephew, Ray Anthony Bobo.
Survivors: children, Maria Hairston, Darrell Hairston, Chelsea Smith, Destiny Smith and Michael Murphy all of Little Rock, AR; siblings, Leonard Stokes, Sr. of Little Rock, AR, Jacqueline Houston Davis of Dallas, TX; thirteen grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church, 5705 W. 65th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 12:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church. Committal service and final resting place: Arkansas Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 8507 AR-161, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
www.Veasleyfuneralhome.com
Darrell accepted Christ at an early age and was recently celebrating twenty years of sobriety. He was an active board member of O.U.R. Community Center and a dedicated member of Alive After 5 Group of Cocaine Anonymous. Darrell worked for the City of Little Rock for over a decade in Fleet Services. He was a source of laughter and joy to many and he never met a stranger. He was someone you could depend on to brighten your day and make you laugh. He was the peace maker of the family and self-appointed psychologist. The family called him "Mr. Fix it." He loved to fix things and was a jack of all trades.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Patrice Smith; siblings, Tracy Houston Rollins, Gregory "Duck" Smith, Billy Smith, Willie Lee Morris, Mack "Louis" Morris, Johnny Morris, Helen Moore, Patsy Ridgell; and Nephew, Ray Anthony Bobo.
Survivors: children, Maria Hairston, Darrell Hairston, Chelsea Smith, Destiny Smith and Michael Murphy all of Little Rock, AR; siblings, Leonard Stokes, Sr. of Little Rock, AR, Jacqueline Houston Davis of Dallas, TX; thirteen grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church, 5705 W. 65th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 12:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church. Committal service and final resting place: Arkansas Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 8507 AR-161, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
www.Veasleyfuneralhome.com
Darrell Lynn Smith, also known as, Farad Akbar, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021. He was born May 6, 1962 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Thomas Smith and Beatrice Rollins.
Darrell accepted Christ at an early age and was recently celebrating twenty years of sobriety. He was an active board member of O.U.R. Community Center and a dedicated member of Alive After 5 Group of Cocaine Anonymous. Darrell worked for the City of Little Rock for over a decade in Fleet Services. He was a source of laughter and joy to many and he never met a stranger. He was someone you could depend on to brighten your day and make you laugh. He was the peace maker of the family and self-appointed psychologist. The family called him "Mr. Fix it." He loved to fix things and was a jack of all trades.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Patrice Smith; siblings, Tracy Houston Rollins, Gregory "Duck" Smith, Billy Smith, Willie Lee Morris, Mack "Louis" Morris, Johnny Morris, Helen Moore, Patsy Ridgell; and Nephew, Ray Anthony Bobo.
Survivors: children, Maria Hairston, Darrell Hairston, Chelsea Smith, Destiny Smith and Michael Murphy all of Little Rock, AR; siblings, Leonard Stokes, Sr. of Little Rock, AR, Jacqueline Houston Davis of Dallas, TX; thirteen grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church, 5705 W. 65th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 12:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church. Committal service and final resting place: Arkansas Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 8507 AR-161, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
www.Veasleyfuneralhome.com
Darrell accepted Christ at an early age and was recently celebrating twenty years of sobriety. He was an active board member of O.U.R. Community Center and a dedicated member of Alive After 5 Group of Cocaine Anonymous. Darrell worked for the City of Little Rock for over a decade in Fleet Services. He was a source of laughter and joy to many and he never met a stranger. He was someone you could depend on to brighten your day and make you laugh. He was the peace maker of the family and self-appointed psychologist. The family called him "Mr. Fix it." He loved to fix things and was a jack of all trades.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Patrice Smith; siblings, Tracy Houston Rollins, Gregory "Duck" Smith, Billy Smith, Willie Lee Morris, Mack "Louis" Morris, Johnny Morris, Helen Moore, Patsy Ridgell; and Nephew, Ray Anthony Bobo.
Survivors: children, Maria Hairston, Darrell Hairston, Chelsea Smith, Destiny Smith and Michael Murphy all of Little Rock, AR; siblings, Leonard Stokes, Sr. of Little Rock, AR, Jacqueline Houston Davis of Dallas, TX; thirteen grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2021 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church, 5705 W. 65th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 12:00 P.M. at Greater Nation International Church. Committal service and final resting place: Arkansas Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 8507 AR-161, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
www.Veasleyfuneralhome.com
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