Alice Pearl Smith ‘Erwin’

Published 12:00 am Friday, July 3, 2015

PITTSBURG, Texas — Alice Pearl Smith “Erwin,” a resident of the Pittsburg area, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Good Shepard Medical Center.

Born in 1942 in Union Church, Alice received a degree in cosmetology and enjoyed a long career as a professional beautician and later retired.

Alice Pearl Smith ‘Erwin’

Alice Pearl Smith ‘Erwin’

Alice loved good food and socializing, enjoyed going to movies, dancing, and spending time with friends, and had a wonderful smile that could light up a room.

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She is survived by her children, Ray West Jr., Dewuana Reed and David Smith; grandchildren Krystal Blades, Krystin Deen, Alicia West Cox, Randalle Bourgeois and great-grandchildren Myerkal Blades, Tristan Cummings, Piper Witt, Hayden Bourgeois, all of whom live throughout the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and brought great joy to her later years.

Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Rader Funeral Home of Longview, Texas.

A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.