The Shreveport Times

Friday, July 21, 2006

Obituaries

O. B. Smith, Jr.

Mt. Moriah BC Cemetery, Kingston, DeSoto Parish, LA

SHREVEPORT, LA - Funeral services for Deacon O. B. Smith, Jr., 71, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 2006 at Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, Hwy 5, Kingston, LA with Rev. Johnny Baylor, pastor officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Mariah B.C. Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, July 21, 6-8 p.m. at Mt. Mariah B. C.

He served in the United States Army forces and was honorably discharged.

Deacon Smith is survived by his wife, Ivory Green Smith; children, Earnestine (Henry) Edwards, Jennifer X. Maxie, Shreveport, LA, Marlon (Xochi) Smith, Frierson, LA, Kenneth W. Smith, Arlington, TX, Lester (Sonya) Smith, St. Louis, MO; eight grandchildren, two sisters, Archie M. Johnson, Shreveport, LA, Thelma Rose, Indianapolis, IN; one stepsister, Katie Fuller, Frierson, LA; nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends. Good Samaritan Funeral Home