Graveside services for James A. Smith, age 79, of Ruston, LA will be held Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 1:00 PM at Vienna Cemetery in Vienna, LA. Rev. Wendell Sellers will officiate.Mr. Smith passed away on April 18, 2016. James was a retired millwright with over 30 years of service with Willamette. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie LaNell Smith. He is survived by his three children: Kenneth Smith and wife, Constance; Michael Smith and wife, Beatrice; and Cindy Frazier and husband, Mike, all of Ruston, LA; eight grandchildren: Charles, Shane, Zachary, Leslie, Kammi, Dalton, Floyd, and Bridgett; 15 great grandchildren; brother, Henry Smith; sisters, Mary Bennett and Linda Voss; special family: Chelsey Sanders and Jeremy Bennett; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.Visitation will be Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 11:00 ~ 12:30 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.