Elsie Mae Smith, 95, of Ellisville, MS passed away Sunday, April 03, 2022 at Cedars Personal Care Home in Soso, MS. She was born Thursday, March 31, 1927 in Chasen, Mississippi. She graduated from Buckatuna High School in 1945 and shortly thereafter went to nursing school at Laurel General Hospital where she began her nursing career and met her future husband; Dick Smith. They were married on November 16th 1957 in Laurel and continued to live in Laurel where she retired from nursing in 1962 to begin her family and start her career as a homemaker.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 07, 2022 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at West Ellisville Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held on Friday, 04/08/2022 at 10:00 AM at West Ellisville Baptist Church with burial to follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery in Laurel, Mississippi. Bro. Jerry East will officiate. Ellisville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 601-477-3797

Mrs. Elsie was a lady who loved her Lord and her family with all her heart. She was a faithful member of West Ellisville Baptist Church since 1969. She enjoyed spending time cultivating flowers and riding on her riding lawn mower. Mrs. Elsie was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick Smith;  parents, Benjamin and Virtous Shoultz;  brothers, Larkin Shoultz, Johnny Shoultz, Arthur Shoultz;  sister, Estelle Whigham and granddaughter, Megan Smith.

Survivors include her sons, Denvil Smith, and John Smith (Dana);  grandson, Logan Smith;  granddaughters, Lundyn Smith and Lauren Bourne (Travis);  great grandson, Lander Smith;  great granddaughters, Olivia Bourne and Emma Bourne;  nephews, Michael Weems (Laura), Cole Tolbert, Clay Tolbert and William Weems;  nieces, Brenda Mosley (Bill),  Melissa Tolbert (Ronnie), Ella Weems, Elizabeth Weems and Cora Weems.

Pallbearers will be Logan Smith, Wayne Brown, Ronnie Tolbert, Jim Belk, Leroy Colglazier and Cole Tolbert.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made in her name to Gideons International.

"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13