Willie R. Smith Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Willie R. Smith of Holly Springs, Mississippi, who passed away on September 18, 2023, at the age of 72, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Willie R. Smith to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her father John Willie Smith; her son Eric Dewayne Hearn; and her siblings, Gary Hope, Larry Hope, Dorothy Smith and Laverne Hope Cruther.
She is survived by: her mother Lorine Beard Hope of Byhalia, Mississippi; her children, Loretha Thompson (John) of Jefferson, Georgia, Henry Earl Smith (Monica) of Loganville Georgia and Joe Leonard Hearn (Anastasia) of Birmingham, Alabama; her siblings, Betty Myles of Byhalia, Mississippi, Lester Hope of Byhalia Mississippi and Bradley Hope of Byhalia, MS; and her uncles, William Beard (Georgia) of Memphis and Major Beard Jr. of Memphis Tennessee. She is also survived by 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
