Mary Miller Smith, 72, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Saturday, February 21, 2004, at Bryan County Health and Rehab Center in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
Funeral services will be 3 PM, Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gerald Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Coffee County, Georgia. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 Monday evening.
Ms. Smith was born February 18, 1932, in Coffee County, Georgia, to the late James Miller and Rebecca Reed Miller. A graduate of Ben Hill-Irwin Technical School, she was a retired LPN having worked at Dorminy Medical Center, Life Care Center and River Willows Nursing Home. Ms. Smith was an avid flower gardener, excellent cook and artist in oils. She was of the Baptist faith.
Ms. Smith is survived by three sons: Jerry Miller, Melbourne, FL, Emmitt Smith, Richmond Hill, GA and Gary Smith, Ambrose, GA; two brothers: Johnny Merritt, Douglas, GA and Cecil Miller, Douglas, GA; one sister: Willodean Rogers, Fitzgerald; four grandchildren.