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Chester Smith, Sr.

May 13, 1951 — September 17, 2021

Chester Smith, Sr.

A Celebration of Life honoring Chester "Doyle" Smith, Sr. will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation with family will be held Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Munnerlyn Chapel Cemetery in Ida, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Brother Don Tinsley. Doyle was born May 13, 1951 in Vivian, Louisiana to Robert and Hazel Smith and went to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, September 17, 2021. Doyle served for 32 years with the Caddo Sheriff's Department. The majority of that time was spent with the stock patrol division. He retired in 2018 to spend time with his family, spending much of his time with his sidekick and faithful pal, Bullet. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Donnie Smith and Bobby Smith. Doyle is survived by his wife, Cindy Smith; sons, Bubba Smith and wife Tami and Jason Lazarus and wife, Misty; sisters, Katie Smith and JoAnn Ethridge; six grandchildren, Dustin Smith, Austin Smith, Allie Lazarus, Emma Grace Lazarus, Cade Lazarus and Jase Lazarus; two great-grandchildren, Wiley and Brody Smith as well as his faithful companion, Bullet. Honoring Doyle as pallbearers will be Ronnie Powell, Trey Magee, Jamey Harris, Gary Bailey, Sam Martin, Lee Tullis, Brandon Tullis and Chuck McBee. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Billy Ethridge, Jessie Hardy, Cade Lazarus, Jase Lazarus and Brody Smith.
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