BESSIE SMITH
Funeral services for Bessie Price Smith, 94 of Jonesville, LA will be held at Sandy Lake Pentecostal Church on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 10:00 AM with Bro. Joel Ford and Bro. Lloyd Trisler officiating. Interment will follow at Heard Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home of Jonesville.
Mrs. Bessie Smith was born on November 27, 1917 in Jena, Louisiana and passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at LaSalle General Hospital in Jena. She was a resident of Jonesville, a home maker and a member of Sandy Lake Pentecostal Church. “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her” Proverbs 31:28. Momma was the rock of our family she was a loving mother and wife, strong woman, great cook, garden tender, clothe washer and clothe maker. She will be dearly missed by us all but is in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jay Smith; parents, Josie and Homer Price; and two sisters, Shirley Graham and Rose Ford.
Survivors include two daughters, Gail White and husband, Darrell, and Betty Jo Moreland and husband, Kent, of Monterey; five sons, A.J. Smith and wife, Evelyn, of Monterey, Harvey Smith and wife, Lillie, Lavon Smith and wife, Vera, Carl Edward, Louis Smith and wife Sue all of Jonesville; three brothers, Willie Price and wife, Dottie, Ben Morris and wife, Pauline, both of Jena, and Sam Morris and wife, Mildred, of Corpus Christi, Texas.; one sister, Vivian Brooks of Houston, Texas; 14 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
The Pallbearers will be Brandon Smith, Darrell White, Jr., John Wesley Smith, Jonathan Smith, Scotty Smart and Steve Moreland.
November 27, 1917 - May 28, 2012