Archie Lee Smith, Sr., 81, died of natural causes Tuesday, March 2, at White River Medical Center in Batesville.

Smith was born in Savannah, Tenn., and had lived in Batesville for the past 24 years. He was formerly of Jonesboro and a retired factory worker of the Baptist faith.

Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Yarbrough Smith; two sons, Kenneth Smith and Terry Smith; two sisters; three brothers and his parents, Arthur and Eular Austin Smith.

Smith was survived by two daughters, Vicki Rouse of Trumann and Robin Thomas of Jonesboro; two sons, Archie Lee Smith of Harrisburg and Michael Smith of Batesville; three sisters, Shelby Jean Martin of Harrisburg, Christine Taylor of Little Rock and Nellie Mae Bobbitt of Jonesboro; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 4, at Farm Hill Cemetery in Harrisburg.