Betty Lou Havard Smith

Published 7:19 pm Thursday, February 6, 2020

Funeral Services for Mrs. Betty Lou Havard Smith of Wesson, Mississippi, are 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at Riverwood Family in Brookhaven, Mississippi, with burial at Mission Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday, Feb. 7, from 5 until 8 p.m. at Riverwood.

Mrs. Betty Lou Havard Smith, 74, went to be with her Lord on Feb. 5, 2020 at University of Mississippi Medical Center, in Jackson, Mississippi. She was born on June 1, 1945, to the late William Wallace Havard and Eva Mae Graves Havard.

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Betty was a member of Mission Hill Baptist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend and will be missed by all that knew and loved her.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Grady Isom Smith; brothers, Jimmy Havard and Wayne Havard; and sister, Ruth Shiers.

Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, Ricky Smith of Wesson and Gary Smith and wife, Mandy, of Brookhaven; daughter, Paula Smith Golmon and husband, Matt, of Brookhaven; brothers, Willie Havard of Bunkley, and Hilton Havard of Summit; and sister, Barbara Corkern of Brookhaven.

She is also survived by nine grandchildren, Corey Smith, Justin Vincent, Kylie Chisholm, Jamie Smith, Jeremy Smith, Tyler Putman, Shelbi Anderson, Haley Smith and Cody Smith; and stepgrandchildren, Kayla Golmon, Cody Golmon and Kaitlyn Golmon; along with 13 great- grandchildren and one stepgrandchild.

Condolences and other information are available online at www.riverwoodfamily.com.