Gladys Smithson's obituary , Passed away on December 13, 2018 in Long Beach, California

Gladys Smithson

November 16, 1923 - December 13, 2018 (95 years old)

Long Beach, California

Gladys Smithson's obituary , Passed away on December 13, 2018 in Long Beach, California

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Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home

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Gladys Smithson

November 16, 1923 - December 13, 2018 (95 years old)

Long Beach, California

Gladys Smithson Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gladys Smithson (Long Beach, California), who passed away at the age of 95, on December 13, 2018. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gladys Smithson to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parent James T. Holland; her granddaughter Melissa Reeser; and her siblings, Ray, Virgil, Glenn, Ernest Holland, Jewel Freeman and Lola Lynxwiler.

She is survived by: her parent Laura Holland (Bollenbacher); her spouse Charles Smithson; her daughter Charlotte Gooch (James) of Jefferson City, Missouri; her grandchildren, Ben Reeser (Becky) and Chris Gooch (Monica); her stepgrandchildren, Lauri Ashlock and Jimmy Gooch (Lanette); and her sister Beulah Brewer. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren (Paige and Ava) and four step-great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Children's Home, Inc., 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, AR 72450.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home



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