Jimmy Reese Smith McRae's Obituary
Jimmy Reese Smith was born on the day after Christmas in 1939 to Nuell and Eloise McAlpin Smith. She was an only child who spent most of her life right here in Simpson.
After high school she attended Business College in Alexandria to become a legal secretary, which she did for many years. She and her husband Wallace loved to fish. They took many Saturdays off from their little store on the hill to head to the lake. Besides the store she and her older daughter ran a small business that packaged and mailed boxes and also did typing for research papers, reports and other important documents. Mrs. Jimmy and Mr. Wallace also owned and operated an auto body paint and repair shop where many lifelong friendships were built.
Mrs. Jimmy was preceded in death by her parents, Nuell and Eloise Smith; her husband, Wallace McRae; daughter, Alison McRae Morgan and her grandson, Reese Morgan.
She is survived by her daughter, Amy Dalme and husband Alton; son-in-law, Jeff Morgan and wife Theresa; grandchildren, Alberto Reyes, Jennifer Morgan Reyes and husband, Miguel, Jake Dalme and wife Jordan Wiggins Dalme, Zack Morgan and wife Danielle Settle Morgan, and Heath Dalme and girlfriend, Isabel Priestly; great grandchildren, Michael Reyes and Victor Reyes and a host of family and friends.
Mrs. Jimmy was a kind-hearted person who helped a lot of people and had many friends.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at Simpson Baptist Church with Bro. Danny Grant and Bro. Rodney Helton officiating. Burial will follow in the Welcome Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 28, 2025 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the church.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the family at https://www.labbymemorialfh.com
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