MaryLee Smith Oridge Obituary
We are sad to announce that on January 5, 2022, at the age of 95, MaryLee Smith Oridge of Hampton, Virginia passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Andrew James, Sr. and Margaret Gaskin; her husband Rufus L. Oridge; and her sons, MacArthur Sears and LeeRoy Oridge.
She is survived by: her son Oliver Leon Oridge (Cynthia) of Hampton, VA; her daughter-in-law Lessie Oridge of Richmond, VA; her daughter Sharon El-Shabazz (Ahmed) of Lakeland, FL; her sisters, Louise Smith of Lakeland, FL, EssieMae Kirkland of Lakeland, FL, PearlieMae Clinton of Lakeland, FL, EllaMae Davenport of Lakeland, FL and Mary Robinson of Lakeland, FL; her grandchildren, Isis Oridge of Los Angeles, CA, Monique Nichole Newsam of Killeen, TX, Rufus K. Oridge of Denver, CO, Keisha Oridge of Lakeland, FL, LeeRoy Oridge of Dover, NJ, Leon Oridge and Michael Leonard Oridge of Hampton, VA; and her great grandchildren, Zoe, Sydney, Zamya, Rayquan, Josiah, Elijah, Zion, Destiny, Cameron, TyVarius, JaQuarius and JaVarius. She is also survived by other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
