Funeral services for Johnnie Lee Smith will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Crystal Springs Baptist Church with Reverend David Jeane officiating. The burial will follow in Mitchell Cemetery under the direction of Jeane’s Funeral Service. A visitation will be held at the church on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service.

Johnnie was born June 16, 1991, in DeRidder, Louisiana and passed away in Anacoco, Louisiana on May 28, 2025, at the age of 33. For most of his life, he lived in the Vernon Parish area and enjoyed being outdoors hunting and fishing. Johnnie had a passion for Harley Davis motorcycles and was an exceptional mechanic. He also loved shopping at Bass Pro Shop and Harbor Freight. Johnnie had a good heart and a beautiful smile.

Johnnie was preceded in death by his grandfather, Kurt Muss; grandmother, Eloise Smith; uncles, Victor Smith and Edward Dale Smith; aunts, Molly Smith, Sally Carver, and Virginia Smith; and cousins, Mickey Carver and Kim Gillespie.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Shalyn Harley Smith of Anacoco, LA; stepson, Braxlee Grapes of Anacoco, LA; father, Bennie Howard Smith of Leesville, LA; mother, Ellen Deneault of Anacoco, LA; aunts, Anita Fish of Missouri, Mary Mills, and Linda Lindsey both of Leesville, LA; niece, Robin Harpolt of Arkansas; great-nephew, Eli Harpolt of Arkansas; and a host of cousins and other extended family members.