Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Gussie March 22, 1959 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com May 27, 2018, 7:00 am Norfolk Journal and Guide, Mar 28,1959 Mrs. Gussie Smith died Sunday at 6 p.m. in a Norfolk hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Ahoskie, NC, and had lived here 61 years. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Waldorf club and the First Baptist Church, Bute street. She is survived by her husband, Willie Smith Sr., two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Green, Norfolk, and Mrs. Irene Lee, New York; one son, Willie Smith Jr., Norfolk; one sister, Miss Essie Barnes, Murfreesboro, NC; four brothers, Floyd Barnes, Norfolk; Otis Barnes, Jessie Barnes and Willie Barnes all of Murfreesboro ; 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 1:30 at First Baptist Church. Pretlow’s Funeral Home was in charge. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery SMITH, GUSSIE I4684 Section 3, Lot 20, Space SE, 03/25/1959 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/s/smith14762gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb