{"id":2840,"date":"2026-10-28T00:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivervalleyrecord.com\/?post_type=obituary&#038;p=2840"},"modified":"2026-10-28T00:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:08:36","slug":"samantha-marie-smith","status":"publish","type":"obituary","link":"https:\/\/rivervalleyrecord.com\/es\/obituary\/samantha-marie-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Marie Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samantha Marie Smith, age 44, of Dardanelle, died Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at her home. She was born on September 29, 1982, in Hot Springs to Stephen M. and Sarah Vaughn Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was a member of Dardanelle First Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, loving her pets and spending time with her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was preceded in death by her mother, Sarah Vaughn Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is survived by her husband, Clark Smith; a son, Eli Fernandez; two daughters, Laiken and Madison Roberts, her father, Stephen Ward; and her sister, Lillie Ennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A memorial service by the family will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Dardanelle First Baptist Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrangements are under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online guestbook and condolences available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinnfuneral.com\">www.shinnfuneral.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2841,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":""},"city":[380],"class_list":["post-2840","obituary","type-obituary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","city-dardanelle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Samantha Marie Smith - River Valley Record<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rivervalleyrecord.com\/es\/obituary\/samantha-marie-smith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Samantha Marie Smith - River Valley Record\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Samantha Marie Smith, age 44, of Dardanelle, died Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at her home. 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