The family will receive friends from 5:00pm until 8:00pm on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl, Mississippi. A graveside service will take place at 12:00pm on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, Mississippi.
Laura was born on February 20, 1948 in Jackson, Mississippi to the late Ottis Joseph Smith and Jewel Cole Smith. Laura lived in Brandon, Mississippi and attended Grace Baptist Church.
She had a passion for serving the Lord through prison ministry, teaching and witnessing to the lost. In her free time, she enjoyed going to the beach, working in her flower beds and watching the Alabama Crimson Tide play football!! She retired after 36 years in the insurance industry.
She was a strong and beautiful person who loved fiercely. She made an impact on every person she ever met, regardless of circumstance. She will be greatly missed by everyone that was blessed to cross paths with her. She loved her family with every ounce of her being.
Laura is survived by her children, David Jackson of Montgomery, Alabama, Celeta Jackson Williams(Patrick) of Pearl, Mississippi, and Meliah Livingston of Quincy, Florida; sister, Debbie Shows of Brandon, Mississippi; grandchildren, Lesly Beasley of Valley Stream, New York, Katlyn Jackson of Birmingham, Alabama, Joshua Jackson of Montgomery, Alabama, Carrie Warnsley (Larron) of Pearl, Mississippi, Nathanael Livingston of Quincy, Florida, and Isabella Livingston of Quincy, Florida; great grandchildren, Ava Beasley, Maxon de Leon, Carter Warnsley, Kayden Warnsley, and Laila Warnsley; nephews, Austin Williams of Georgia and Justin Williams (Amber) of Anchorage, Alaska; and great nephews, Ian Williams and Finn Williams.
