Sadie Smith

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, January 20, 2015

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June 13, 1928 – Jan. 18, 2015

WILDSVILLE, La. — Services for Sadie Smith, 86, of Wildsville, La., who died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at Riverland Medical Center, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Evangeline Baptist Church in Wildsville, La., with the Rev. Dennis Baker, the Rev. John Rushing and the Rev. Gary Wagoner officiating.

Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church.

Mrs. Smith was born June 13, 1928, in Acme, La., the daughter of Samuel Eugene Harper and Ola Mae Jones Harper.

Mrs. Smith was a member of Evangeline Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Russell Smith; two brothers, William Harper and Aubrey Harper; and one sister, Coreen Taunton.

Survivors include two sons, Russell Smith and wife, Mary Lou, of Oak Island, N.C. and Roland Smith of Baton Rouge; four daughters, Judy Craigo of Alexandria, La., Dianne Rogers and Peggy Smith, both of Wildsville, and Kathryn Asken and husband, Darryl, of Pineville, La.; one sister, Margaret Lum of Houston; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Chad Smith, Robbie Smith, Joe Taunton, Everett Harper, Darryl Asken and Jay Howell.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Rogers, Ryan Russell Howell, Coy Smith and Billy Joe Smith.

Online condolences may be sent to youngsfh.com.