John William Smith, member of the Baha’i Faith and former elementary school principal for the Vicksburg Warren School District, abandoned this mortal life August 9, 2017. He was 86.

Visitation will be Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home.