Visitation for Mrs. Smithie is Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 5-9pm at Providence Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be Friday, February 22, 2019 at 11 am at Providence Baptist Church with burial at Ruth Cemetery.
Lela Joyce Brister Smithie was born on August 10th 1937, to Early Ray and Geneva Lois Brister.
She called Ruth her home for most of her life. Her faith in Jesus ensured her true home was in Heaven,
and Joyce was called to that eternal home on February 20th 2019.
She is preceded in death by her father and mother, one brother, Hugh Denver Brister,
one sister, Mildred Earline Walker, her husband Donald Smithie, and her son Ronny Smithie.
Survivors include her daughter Bonita Smithie Britt of Ruth, her sister Mary Edwards and husband Jimmy of Bush, Louisiana,
sister-in-law Barbara Randall and husband Gene of Jayess, sister-in-law Patsy Parkman and husband Lowry of Jayess
and two grandsons, Jonathan Britt of Ruth and Stuart Britt and wife Ashlee of Madison.
Joyce was blessed with three great grandchildren whom she loved dearly—Addi, Benna, and Judah.
