Funeral services for James Edward Smith, 75 of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Sunday, October 30, 2011 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Elder Jerry Evers will be officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Mr. Smith was born October 29, 1935 in Crowville, LA and passed away October 27, 2011 in West Monroe. He was retired from Atmos Entergy and was a member of White Water Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by parents, Marion James Smith and Bonnie Mae Bell Smith and a sister Edar Mae Holloway. He is survived by his wife; Myla Smith; daughter Vicki and husband Kenneth Mecom; son Steve and wife Penny Smith; step-daughter; Olga Mekler ; 3 grandsons, 1 step-granddaughter and step-grandson; 2 sisters; Nora Lee Dawkins and husband Wallace, Tiny Ruth Schroeder and husband Monroe. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.