June 12, 1940 – Dec. 14, 2012

NATCHEZ — Services for Georgia June Lazarus, 72, of Zachary, formerly of Ferriday, who died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, will be at noon Tuesday at Laird Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in Middleton Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Franklin County under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Lazarus was born June 12, 1940, in Natchez, the daughter of Willard Daniel Smith and Maggie Leggett Smith.

Mrs. Lazarus’ family is very proud of her giving spirit while a resident at the nursing home. She made it her mission to love and assist each person she met there. Her roommate at the nursing home preceded her into heaven by 24 hours.

Mrs. Lazarus was preceded in death by a loving family that includes her parents, her husband, four sisters and two brothers.

Survivors include daughters Tanya Webb Pittman and Sandra Gail Scandurro; son Frank Scandurro; four grandchildren, Lacey Stone, Amanda Tillman, Nicole Perez and Alex Perez; four great-grandchildren, Kennedy Sonnier, Joseph Dubre, Frankie Lemoine and Zari Johnson; and two sisters, Rachel Baum and Mildren Archer.

Pallbearers will be Jason Archer, Marcy Archer, Ronald Pittman, Ben Cambre, Calvin Causey and Robert Hester. Online condolences may be sent to the family at lairdfh.com.