C.J. Smith

Published 12:01 am Friday, June 16, 2017

Feb. 22, 1943 – June 3, 2017

DOLOROSO — Services for C.J. Smith, 74, of Doloroso, who died Saturday, June 3, 2017, at his residence, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Free Springs Baptist Church in Doloroso with the Rev. George Norflin officiating.

Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home in Ferriday.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.

Mr. Smith was born Feb. 22, 1943, in Woodville, the son of Elbert Smith Sr. and Essie Shropshire Smith.

He was a retired sawmill worker.

Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Willis Smith; four brothers; and three sisters.

Survivors include two daughters, Carla Smith of Doloroso and Kimberly Smith of Detroit; two sons, Kevin Smith Sr. and wife, Doris, and Marcel Smith Sr. and wife, LaToya, all of Natchez; two aunts, Edna Sullivan of Woodville and Rosa Lee Brooks of Natchez; one sister-in-law, Laura Spencer of Doloroso; two godchildren, LaShonda McGhee and husband, Marquavius, of Garden City, and Arthur Johnson of Ferriday; 18 grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Online condolences may be sent to concordiafuneralhomeinc.com.