BARBARA JEAN WATERS SMITH, age 85, departed this life on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Little Rock, Ark. She was the fourth of four children born to the union of Will Waters and Mattie Casey Waters. Survivors include a son, Mark (Cassandra) Green; and a daughter, Ingrid Green. Barbara leaves to cherish her memory her grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and a host of other relatives.
Walk-through visitation will be Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 12 noon to 4 p.m. at Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home Chapel, 1200 Chester Street, Little Rock, Ark. Funeral services will be on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 11 a.m., also at the funeral home. Masks are required. Social spacing is observed. Burial will follow immediately afterward at Rest in Peace Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hensley, Ark.
Mother Barbara. Aka one of the Golden Girls of ACI DI, she was one; smart, beautiful, and a heck of a dressing woman. Thank you for all of your poems and hugs and kisses. Truly your; presence and spirit will be missed. Take your rest, Mother, Barbara, my good a faithful servant.
Love
Ada Brooks
Sending condolences and prays to Mark and Ingrid . Tarlisa Pinkey