Erlene Smikal

Erlene B. McCarter Smikal, 69, of Eastgate, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 in Dayton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Eastgate Catholic Cemetery in Eastgate. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Favors, Travis Honeycutt, Danny Fabre, P. J. Pifer, Erik Schreckenbach, Glen Smikal, Jake Wagner and Jessie Favors III; Honorary pallbearer will be Prentiss Pope. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Erlene was born November 3, 1944 in Booneville, MS, to parents; Ben and Oria Stevens McCarter, a former resident of Jacinto City, and has resided in the Dayton/Eastgate area for the past 39 years. She was a former caregiver and enjoyed fishing, dancing, and spending time with her family. Mrs. Smikal was preceded in death by her parents, sister: Geneva Gipson, and brothers: R.C., Buck, Randal, Gerald, and Charles McCarter. She is survived by her husband of 39 years: Jerry Smikal of Eastgate, daughter: Amy Pope and husband Prentiss of Dayton, son: Terry Graham and wife Debbie of Eastgate, sisters: Ann Webb of Kenefick and Louise Lowery of Dayton, grandchildren: Debbie Grace, Candice Pope, Brandi Pope, Jeremy Favors and wife Cecelia, Jessie Favors and wife Deanna, Michelle Sutton and husband Donald, and Chelse Christenberry, great-grandchildren: Brayden and Laynie Favors, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.