Mr. Quavis W. “Smitty” Smith, 70, of Noxapater, Mississippi, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2011, at Anderson Regional Hospital South in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville, Mississippi, with Rev. Dwayne Barrett officiating. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born April 16, 1941. He was a retired service station operator with Shell Oil Company.
Mr. Smith is survived by two sons: Bobby Joe Smith of Lauderdale, Mississippi, and Michael Smith of Decatur, Mississippi. He is also survived by one daughter, Shiela Smith and husband, Jerry, of Meridian, Mississippi; fiancée, Pat Pilgrim of Noxapater, Mississippi; one sister, Mary House of Lauderdale, Mississippi; and two brothers, E. T. Smith and John David Smith both of Noxapater, Mississippi. Mr. Smith is also survived by three grandchildren: William Christopher Harrold, Courtney Victoria Harrold, and Caleb Benton Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elwood Earl and Velma Kemp Smith and a grandson, Perry Smith.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Joe Smith, Danny Stevens, Christopher Harrold, Jimmy Bidwell, and Jerry Smith.
Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.