Ethel Reed Smith Sims Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ethel Reed Smith Sims of Deville, Louisiana, who passed away on November 27, 2023, at the age of 99, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ethel Reed Smith Sims to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husbands, Bertis Andrew Smith and B. W. "Curley" Sims; her parents, Matt Edward Reed, Sr. and Eunice Bryant Reed; her son Bertis Aubrey Smith; her grandchild Treston Keith Smith; her stepdaughter Rita Belgard; her siblings, Carlton Reed, Clyde Reed, Ezra Reed, Edna Beaubouef, Evie Beaubouef and Ellen Marie Reed; and her stepmother Nula Lucas Reed.
She is survived by: her siblings, Shelton Reed, Matt Reed, Jr. (Janice), Lloyd "Popeye" Reed, Daniel H. Reed (Judy), Neva "Bessie" Reed Belgard (Winford) and Vernell Reed McCarty; her grandson Anthony Smith (Kim); her great grandchildren, James Derek Clark, Sr. (Loretta) and Cody Alan Clark; and her great great grandchild James Derek Clark, Jr..
