Obituary of Pearl W. SMITH, Concordia Parish, LA Submitted by Bessie Ferrell ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Source: The Concordia Sentinel, January 14, 1998 Services for Pearl W. Smith, 84, of Ferriday, were held Saturday, January 10, 1998 at 2 p.m. at the First Church of God in Ferriday under the direction of Young's Funeral Home in Ferriday. The Reverends Bob Schlemmer and Jack Knapp officiated. Burial followed at Highland Park Cemetery, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home. She died Wednesday, January 7, 1998 at Natchez Regional Medical Center. Smith was born August 24, 1913 in Oak Grove, La. She was a member of First Church of God in Ferriday, and was retired from the Concordia Parish School System. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.W. Smith; two sons, Bracie 'Andy' Smith, Cecil 'Sonny' Smith; one daughter, Pearline 'Baby Sister' King; three brothers, Herman Whitten, Doc Whitten, Henry James Whitten; and one sister, Jewel Bodie. ***NOTE: Survivors excluded due to privacy issues