Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Vicki Sharon Smith


Vicki Sharon Smith, 62, entered her heavenly home on September 24, 2014. Funeral 
services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Northcrest Church 
of Christ with Jody Day officiating. Interment will follow in the Cotton Gin 
Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Blair-Stubbs Funeral 
Home.

Vicki was born March 30, 1952 in Mexia, Texas to Mandville Lide, Jr. and Marie 
Hawkins Lide. She lived in the Mexia/Cotton Gin area her entire life and 
graduated from Mexia High School. She spent a total of 24 years working for the 
Mexia Police Department and Precinct 4 Constable.

Vicki was challenged with illnesses throughout many years of her life and, with 
her faith and the support of her loving family, embraced life and met the 
challenges. Vicki had a big heart; she not only loved and cherished her family 
but accepted other children into her home as her own. She was a longtime active 
member of the Shiloh Church of Christ. 

She was preceded in death by her father, Mandville Lide, Jr.

Vicki is survived by her mother, Marie Lide of Cotton Gin; husband, Brandon Andre 
Smith of Mexia; sons, Randy Ratliff and wife, Stephanie of Cotton Gin, Jody Day 
and wife, Angela of Gladewater and Justin Day and wife, Sheka of Waco; 
grandchildren, Jarron, Cierra, Nicole, Aiden, Randi “ Fussy”, Jadarius, Trivonte, 
Bre, Cash, Bailee, Kaleb, Cody, Chase, Kayden, Jordan, Jayron and Jayce; great-
grandchild, Jayren; brothers, Bobby Lide and wife, Deana of Cotton Gin and Billy 
Lide and wife, Tammy of Fairfield; her special girls, Lacy Smith and Petra 
Albiter; nieces Nicole Lide, Lindsay Schouten and husband Pete and Tanna Lide; 
nephews Jared Lide and Christopher Lide. 

Pallbearers will be Bobby Coslin, Rodney Irvin, Donnie Anderson, Bryan Bell, 
Roy Fikac and Leonard Steward. Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Jones, Jim Boyd, 
Richard Hawthorne, Jerri Lou Baugh, The Mexia Police Department, The Limestone 
Sheriff’s Department, The Mexia Fire Department and The Airevac crew.