Donald Roger Smith

Published 7:00 pm Sunday, March 24, 2013

Funeral services for Donald Roger Smith of Monticello are 1 p.m. on Monday, March 25, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service, with burial in Wanilla Baptist Church Cemetery in Lawrence County.

Visitation is Monday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Smith, 68, died March 23, 2013, at his home. He was born in Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 17, 1944, to J.W. Smith and Iona Smith Costa.

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He was retired from the Brookhaven Walmart, where he was the produce manager. He was of the Baptist faith.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, James Smith; and sisters, Diana Franco, Phyllis Wright and Tina Dearman.

Survivors are his wife, Flora Lee Gatlin Smith; daughters, Samantha Parria and husband, Lionel, of Marrero, La., Kim Pennington and husband, Randy, of Sontag, and Amber Helmke and husband, Chris, of Marrero, La.; brothers, William Wiles of Biloxi, Jard “Butch” Wiles of Gulfport, Reggie Smith of Hattiesburg, Dondi Beltram of Richmond, Va., and Greg Costa of San Angelo, Texas; sisters, Sandra Allen of Dallas, Elnora Flowers of Kiln, Bonnie Stone of Dallas and Kim Evans of Purvis; eight grandchildren, Lionel, Joshua and Savannah Parria, of Marrero, La., Jayde Pennington of Sontag, and Christopher, Colby, Carter and Channing Helmke, of Marrero, La.; and two great-grandchildren, Alexis and Drew Parria, of Marrero, La.

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