Jesse "Sonny" Smith's Obituary
Funeral services for Jesse “Sonny” Smith, 88, of Leesville, LA will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville, with Rev. Dale Mortensen & Rev. Walter Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in the Cooper Cemetery in Pickering, LA. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 4th from 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and on Friday, May 5th from 9:00 A.M. until time of service at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home.
Jesse, the son of William Bartley and Minnie Evelyn Wilson Smith was born on April 3, 1922, in Leesville, LA. He passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the VA Medical Center in Pineville, LA.
Mr. Smith lived most of his life in Leesville. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force; was a self-employed truck driver, metal fabricator, pipe fitter and ship fitter. He loved horses and was a member of Lilly Pentecostal Church in Cottonwood Community.
He was preceded in death by his first two wives, Marion & Mary B., son, Robert “Bobby” Smith, parents, Bart & Minnie Smith, three brothers and seven sisters.
He is survived by his wife Mary Young Smith of Leesville, son, Richard “Ricky” Smith (wife, Carol) of Princeton, AL, daughter, Sherry Smith of Vidor, TX three step-sons, William “Billy” Meaux (wife, Laura) of Leesville, LA, Gary Young (wife, Susan) of Merryville, LA & Patrick Young(wife, June) of Merryville, LA, daughter-n-law, Betty Smith of Vidor, TX, four grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.
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