Evelyn Delores Smith, 75, passed from this life on Monday, February 13, 2012.  Mrs. Smith was a wonderful mother, grandmother and wife and had a love for animals.  

Those left to cherish her memory are one son, Jerry Johnson and wife Monica of Pitkin, Louisiana; four daughters, Vickie Griffin of Harlingen, Texas; Deborah Wise and husband Terry of Mora, Louisiana; Rhonda Haymon and husband Jon of Pineville, Louisiana and Shelia Johnson of Iowa, Louisiana. She is survived by seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  She is preceded in death by husband, Doyle Smith and mother, Evelyn Jackson. 

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at Myers-Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder, Louisiana and on Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at Smyrna Baptist Church in Sugartown, Louisiana.  Funeral service will be Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 2:00pm at Smyrna Baptist Church.  Burial will follow at Smyrna Cemetery.