Ida Mae Lewis Smith

Published 11:56 pm Saturday, July 9, 2011

MCCOMB — Mrs. Ida Mae Lewis Smith, 92, died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at D. W. McMillian Hospital in Brewton, Ala.

She was born in Auburn, Miss., in 1919 to Zack and Julia Lewis.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Smith; parents, Zack and Julia Lewis; a sister, Lillian Lewis; three brothers, Harvey Lewis, Arthur Lewis and Ben Lewis; and a grandson, Tony Upchurch.

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Mrs. Smith is survived by a son, Joel Smith (Betty) of Magnolia, Miss.; a daughter, Ginger Smith Upchurch (David) of Brewton, Ala.; a sister, Kathryn Martin of Smithdale, Miss.; four grandchildren, Kevin Smith of Magnolia, Miss., Allison Smith Johnson (Brett) of McComb, Belinda Upchurch Dickey (Steven) of Brewton, Ala., and Holly Upchurch of Decatur, Ga.; and two great-grandsons, Wes Dickey and Caleb Dickey, both of Brewton, Ala.

Visitation will be Monday at 9 a.m. at Catchings Funeral Home in McComb with the funeral following at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Hollywood Cemetery.