Joseph Luther Smith Sr.

Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, Alexander and Josephine Wiltenmuth Smith; four sisters, Sophie S. (Felton) Duffey, Ruth S. (John) Grodzicki, Bertha H. Smith, and Mabel S. (Junius) LeBoeuf; three brothers, Alexander A. (Mildred) Smith, Jr., Gasper Philip (Esperance) Smith, and George Louis (June) Smith; his first wife, Lillian Weiss Smith; son, Joseph L. Smith, Jr.; second wife, Nina Coleman Smith; and step-daughter, Patricia E. Stassi.

He is survived by one daughter, Beverly S. Waite; one granddaughter, Heidi W. (Darrell) Butler; two great-grandsons, Caleb Harrison and Nathan Sean Butler, all of Mobile, AL; one step-daughter, Pamela E. (Mike) Parsons of Coeur D'Alene, ID; six step-grandchildren, Maria S. (Steven) Marget of Houston, TX, Joseph G. (Ingrid) Stassi, Jr. of Missouri City, TX, Chris (Angelle) Stassi of River Ridge, LA; Greg Heltman of Bagdad, Iraq, Cori (Jo-Jo) Jones-Mataban and Katyann Parsons, both of Coeur D'Alene, ID; nine step-great-grandchildren, Justin Heltman, Jennifer, Michael John, and Jordan Marget, Michael, Patrick and Christopher Stassi, and Madison and Joseph Jones-Mataban.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, One North Marigold Drive, Covington, LA 70433.

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