Extracted from The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)
Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Melva Lee McDonald Smith

BOSSIER CITY, LA - Services will be conducted for Melva L. McDonald Smith in the chapel of Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, October 31, 2003 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home Thursday, October 30, 2003 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.

She entered into rest on October 27, 2003. Mrs. Smith was a retired school bus driver with Bossier Parish School Board who had a true love for her family, home and the out-doors. She also enjoyed painting and floral arranging.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Collie and Minnie McDonald; sister, Jeanette Wischan and brother, Wallace W. McDonald.

She is survived by her sons, Alan D. Vascoe and wife Michele, of Dallas, TX and Steven L. Smith, of Bossier City; daughter, Delores Vascoe Arnold of Bossier City; sister, Iva McDonald Johnson and husband Vernon, of Shreveport, LA; grandchildren, Reese and Nicole Arnold, Avery Vascoe, Chris Vascoe and wife Angela; great-grandchild, Madison Renee; numerous nieces, nephews and very special friend, Jack Blevins.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

Hill Crest Funeral Home
949-9415