Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Thursday, May 3, 1990

Minnie Lofton Smith

Services for Minnie Lofton Smith will be at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Hixson Bros., Pineville, with the Rev. James W. Dammon officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ruby.

Mrs. Smith, 83, of Pineville died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in Rapides General Hospital.

She was a retired licensed practical nurse with Central Louisiana State Hospital and a native of Verda. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Survivors include two sons, William H. Smith of Vidalia and Harold E. Smith of Natchez, Miss.; two daughters, Doris S. Miller of Dallardsville, Texas, and Lois S. Creduer of Pineville; five brothers, W. B. Lofton of Nederland, Texas, Harvey Lofton of Houston, Texas, Aaron Lofton and Fred Lofton, both of Pineville, and John Lofton of Groves, Texas; three sisters, Willie Williams of Tioga, Hazel Dammon of Kountze, Texas, and Ruth Semple of Forest, Va.; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may call until time of services today in the funeral home.