Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....SMITH, ALICE PERRY March 8, 2016
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News Star World - March 10, 2016
ALICE PERRY SMITH

Alice Perry Smith, 84, passed away peacefully in her daughter's home, in the 
presence of her loving family. Alice was born August 8, 1931 to Frances and 
Moselle Perry and raised in Perryville on her grandfather's Little Bell 
plantation. She fondly recalled her childhood playing baseball with the local 
children, riding horses and playing in the spring-fed swimming hole, known as 
"The Crater". Fortunately, her children got to swim and swing on the great rope 
swing there, as well as ring the big bell and nap on the hanging porch bed at 
the beautiful, family home.

She graduated from Ouachita Parish High School where she was a cheerleader and 
a Homecoming Queen and was a Homecoming Queen at Northeast Louisiana University 
as well, receiving her degree in education. After raising four children, Alice 
taught in the Ouachita Parish School System and at the Northeast Louisiana 
Technical College in Bastrop.

Alice was a devoted wife, mother and friend. She was known as "Assi" to her 
seven grandchildren and great granddaughter. She loved gardening, bird 
watching, cooking and being in the outdoors.

She was preceded in death by her father, Mose Perry and mother, Frances Perry 
and daughter-in-law, Pam Medak Smith.

She is survived by her children, David Perry Smith, Lon Smith and his partner, 
Katie Holmes, Fran Smith Ward and Amy Smith Yates and her husband, Mark Yates; 
brother, James A. Perry and his wife, JoAnn and their children, James B. Perry 
and wife, Tonya and Karen P. Murphy and husband, Guy; her grandchildren are 
Perry Smith and Tyler Liner, Alice Marie Smith and Clay Blanchard, Zach Smith, 
Grayson Ward, Taylor Ward, Brooke Lauve and Chris Grayson, Olivia Lauve and her 
great granddaughter, Emory Grayson; ex-husband, Jack L. Smith.

The family would like to thank Dona Bryan RN with Hospice Family Alliance and 
Mama's special friends and caretakers Michelle Taylor, Fualili Estevan, Tia 
Tillery and Delores Tillery for the exceptional and loving support.

A service of remembrance will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 12th at St. 
Thomas Episcopal Church with The Reverend Dawnell Stodghill officiating. 
Inurnment will take place in the Columbarium under the direction of Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home of Monroe. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations 
be made in her honor to the Ouachita Parish Humane Society or the charity of 
your choice .

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Monroe, LA 

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