Kenny Smith

Funeral services for Kenny Smith will be held Tuesday May 13, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. with a visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, Louisiana. Officiating will be Pastor Murray Twyman. Interment will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana.

Kenny was born April 15, 1967, in Shreveport, Louisiana and went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2025, in Minden, Louisiana. Kenny was a successful business owner and loved by many in the community. He was a loving father, husband, and Papa. Kenny was an avid outdoors man who could always be found hunting and fishing with friends and family. He never met a stranger and always had a smile on his face. He leaves behind a beautiful legacy.

Kenny was joined in death by his wife, Melanie Smith and preceded by his parents, Bobbye Smith and D.D. “Bud” Smith, brothers, Dennis Smith, and David Smith, and sister, Debbie Smith.

He is survived by his children, Conner and Blakley Smith of Minden, Kirsten and Kaleb Smart of Sibley, and Josh and Carrie Madge Todd of Baton Rouge; grandkids, Manny Higginbotham, Wiley Higginbotham, Eli Todd, Hayes Smart, and Isla Smith; brother, Allen and Dianna Smith, and many nieces, nephews, and special friends.