Lois Smith
ALEXANDRIA, La. — Lois Adele (Smith) Smith, 92, entered eternal rest in her home on Wednesday, Feb. 26, surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Smith’s Funeral service, under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Alexandria was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 2, at the funeral home. A graveside service and burial with military honors followed 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at the Charleston City Cemetery, under the direction of Womble Funeral Home and officiated by Brother Larry Pasley, minister of the Jackson Street Church of Christ, Brother Kenny Myers, Brother Melvin Caliste and Brother Pete Thomas. Pallbearers were her five grandsons: Carter and Clayton Davis, Charles Firmin, Adem Lapaj, and Clint Smith, and family friend, Shane Myers.
Mrs. Smith was born on Nov. 13, 1927 in Charleston. She was a faithful member of the Jackson Street Church of Christ in Alexandria. She graduated from Charleston High School, where she played basketball and was a cheerleader.
She served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., during World War II. She was within hearing distance of shots that were fired upon one of the attempted assassinations of President Harry Truman.
She was once employed at a cotton office in North Little Rock, AR, before she and her family moved to Alexandria in 1974. After moving to Alexandria, she was employed at the Pineville Kraft Paper Mill, the Alexandria Mental Health Center, and at the Family Practice which included Drs. Kingsley and Purdue.
Mrs. Smith and her husband were foster parents. She was a great cook, and she loved having her family in her home, whether it be for a special occasion or a drop-by meal. She supported her children in their many extracurricular and after-school activities.
Preceding her in death was her loving and devoted husband of forty-years, Charles Robert Smith, Sr., her parents, Charles Collins Smith and Lela Pinson Smith, and seven brothers, Herschell Smith, Earl Smith, Jimmy Smith, Ed Smith, Irby Smith, Harold Smith and T.J. Smith.
She was a wonderful Christian example as a wife, mother, Grammy, great-Grammy, grandma and friend. She was a loving and devoted mother to her four children: Bob Smith (Kathy), of Perris, Calif., Paula Davis (Darrell) of Spanaway, Wash., and Cynthia Firmin (Ronnie) and Amy Taylor, all of Alexandria. She is also survived by her sister, Margaret Smith Burnett of Charleston. She also was a very proud and loving grandmother, “Grammy” to eight: Adem, Carter, Clayton, Katie, Clint, Collyn, Charles and Cassidy, a great-grandmother to six, and an aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
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