ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: SMITH, BERNICE A (ANDERSON)

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Jones Funeral Home, Inc., Morgan City and Franklin, La.

Died: Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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SMITH, BERNICE A (ANDERSON)
August 27, 1951 ~ June 23, 2015 (age 63)

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Bernice A. Smith, age 63, a resident of Patterson, La., died Tuesday, June 23, 
2015 at 6:12 AM at her residence.

Visitation will be observed on Friday June 26, 2015 from 4:00 PM until a Time 
of Remembrance Service at 5:30 PM at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Morgan 
City, LA, with Pastor Larry Frank, presiding. Funeral Services will be held on 
Saturday June 27, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church in 
St. Maurice, LA, with viewing beginning one hour prior to funeral services. 

Burial will follow funeral services in the St. Maurice Cemetery.

Bernice devoted 34 years of helping others in the St. Mary Parish area as a 
Licensed Practical Nurse at the Teche Regional Medical Center here in Morgan 
City. She was a member of the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Morgan City. She was 
known as the one who would "dance all over the place" during Mardi Gras ball 
time.

Memories of a life well lived will forever be remembered and cherished in the 
hearts of her husband, Dwight Smith, Sr. of Patterson, LA; two loving 
daughters, Valencia Smith-Cooper (Dalton) of Morgan City, LA and Andrea Ducre 
(Joseph) of Covington, LA; four grandchildren who she loved dearly, Ashley, 
Joanna, Brailee and DJ; one brother, Charles Brown (Cynthia) of Lafayette, LA; 
one sister, Cynthia Scranton of St. Maurice, LA; her other furry son, Chance as 
well as nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Bernice was preceded in death by her parents, Governor B. Young and Odell 
Anderson-Brown and her son, Dwight Smith, Jr.

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