Obituary: Mrs. Lela Walden Smith Submitted for use in the USGenweb Project Archives by Lorraine Dendy . ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ 1976? Mrs. Lela Walden Smith, 85, died in Cook Springs Nursing Home in Birmingham after an extended illness. A native of the Becker Community, she married Rufus Smith, who died in 1960. They lived in Amory until moving to Birmingham, AL in 1940. Graveside services were held Monday at Greenbrier Cemetery. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Herbert Hold, Greenwood Springs, MS, a sister, Mrs. Rufus Anderson, Hamilton, MS; two grandchildren.