Ernest Thaxton Bailey

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Smith Family Funeral Home - Benton

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December 22, 2025

Dec

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Smith Family Funeral Home Benton

322 N Market Street, Benton, AR 72015

Dec

Funeral service

2:00 p.m.

Smith-Benton Funeral Home

322 North Market Street, Benton, AR 72015

Dec

Burial

3:45 p.m.

Fowler Cemetery

16164 12th St, Paron, AR 72122

Smith Family Funeral Home - Benton

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December 22, 2025

Smith Family Funeral Home - Benton

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December 22, 2025

Ernest Bailey Obituary

Ernest Thaxton Bailey, 61 of Benton, passed away peacefully on December 22, surrounded by loved ones. He was born December 24, 1963 in St Louis, Missouri to the late Raymond and Alice Bailey.He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters... Read Ernest Bailey's Obituary