Freddie Mae Smith was born on April 15, 1954, in Blytheville, AR to Fred and Gladys Smith. Freddie accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age at St. Paul M.B. Church under the late Pastor P.J. James. She worked for the Blytheville School District until her early retirement in 2002. Freddie was a loving and caring sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her grace and kind heart was the epitome of a real woman of God.
Preceding her in death: her parents, Fred and Gladys Smith, 2 brothers, James Brown and Steve Evans, 2 sisters, Dorothy Hill and Mary Davis, and her eldest son, Roy Lee Johnson Jr.
Freddie leaves to cherish her loving memories: her children Derrick Johnson SR, Irene and Fred DeBose, and Calvin and Sheila Smith, all of Blytheville, 3 sisters, Maebell Brown and Lois Adams of Blytheville, Ida and Sam Scott of Trinity, AL, 3 brothers, Fred and Charlie Smith of Blytheville, and Frank Smith of St. Louis, MO. She also leaves behind 14 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, and a host of friends and family, whom loved her dearly.

The family will receive visitors Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville. Funeral Service will immediately follow with Pastor Larry Guyton officiating. Interment will be held in Gethsemane Cemetery.  Wilson Funeral Home - Blytheville is in charge of all arrangements.