James retired from CalTex and attended Melrose Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, James G. Smithhart, Jr.; grandparents, James G. Smithhart and Mattie Smithhart, Archie Goodman and Sally Goodman; father-in-law, Walter Crawford; mother-in-law, Hazel Crawford; numerous aunts and uncles.
Survived by wife, Marilyn Marshall Smithhart of Nacogdoches; mother, Ada Lee Smithhart of Nacogdoches; sister, Wanda Puckett and husband Donnie of Lufkin; brother, Randy Smithhart and wife Kelly of Chireno; sister, Kim McClelland of Nacogdoches; daughter, Sherri Smithhart of Nacogdoches; son, James Lee Smithhart of Nacogdoches; step-daughter, Natasha Puente and husband Michael of Silsbee; step-son, TJ Ross and wife Latasha of Jasper; step-son, Dustin Ross and wife Ashley of Jasper; 14 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews, aunts/uncles and cousins.
A visitation will be held Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, 5400 North St, Nacogdoches, Texas 75965. Following the visitation will be a graveside service at 11:30 AM at Lower Melrose Cemetery, Melrose, Texas.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors.
