Willie Mae Smith

Funeral service for Mrs. Willie Mae Wilson Smith will be held at 11 am on Monday, April 27, 2026 at Blanchard-St Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA. The family will receive friends on Monday the 27th from 10 am until service time. Burial will follow at Weaver Cemetery in Flora, LA.

Willie Mae Wilson Smith was born on January 8, 1933, in Clarence LA to the late Joshua and Pauline Wilson and passed April 24, 2026. She was the 6th of 7 children. She married the late James C Smith Sr of Flora LA on October 17, 1951. She and her husband were US Airforce service members and toured all over the world before settling in their hometown of Flora LA to raise their family. Together they had a total of 7 children. James (Smitty) Smith Jr. wife Doris Sparks Smith of Natchitoches, Timothy W. Smith wife Iris Kay Smith of Provencal LA, Daniel P. Smith wife the late Terri Lynn Haney Smith of Smithville Tx, Wendell (Mark) Smith wife Ola Smith of Ball LA, Michael (Mike) J Smith of Natchitoches LA, Pamela Smith Ellerd husband Robbie Ellerd of Gladewater Tx, and the late John D. Smith.

She is survived by one sister, Alice Briley husband Robert Briley, and numerous nieces, nephews, friends, 15 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by husband James C. Smith, son John D. Smith, her parents, and 5 siblings.

Wille Mae was a wife, mother, and homemaker. She loved sewing, gardening and the great outdoors. Her Tea Cakes were the best around. When she wasn’t at Natchitoches Parish Hospital volunteering her time as a Pink Lady she was on the lake fishing with her husband. She also enjoyed putting together puzzles and spending time with her family. Maw Maw was a little woman with a big heart that loved God and her family. She enjoyed cooking Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner with Paw Paw and loved when the family would come together to eat. Her face would light up with joy when the grandchildren would come to see her. She would even show up at the squirrel and deer camp for the enjoyment of being around loved ones and nature. She loved showing and telling everyone about her flower gardens.

Those to serve as pallbearers will be Rickie Smith, Chris Smith, Brice Smith, Alex Moran, Hayden Richardson, and John Thibodaux.

Honorable pallbearers will be Rider Moran, Colin Moran, and Chase Richardson.

Thank you to all the Natchitoches Hospice caregivers who have helped us through the pain and apprehension as we watched our mother going “home”. We cannot thank you enough for the kindness and care that you have shown, not only to our mother but for all of us as we stood watch over her.