Fordie C. Smith Obituary (1929

Fordie C. Smith, age 85 of Lily, passed away on Sunday, July 26 at Hillcrest Health & Rehab in Corbin. He leaves behind three children, Norma Prentice, and Keith and Brad Smith, all of Michigan; one sister, Maggie Hopkins of Blackwater; one brother, Willie Smith of Indiana; two grandchildren, James Prentice and Lisa Prentice Hester, plus a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Sasser Smith; parents, Willie & Lilly Smith and nine brothers and sisters. The family will receive friends after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28 at House-Rawlings Funeral Home. An additional visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 29, also after 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services for Fordie Smith will be conducted at a later date at Crane Funeral Home in Romulus, Michigan. House-Rawlings Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.