Katie Mae Smith Gilder Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Katie Mae Smith Gilder (Alexandria, Louisiana), who passed away on January 4, 2026, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, George Smith, Sr. and Margaret Weatherspoon-Smith; her husband Earl Gilder; her daughter Deborah Ann Gilder Hoyt; her granddaughters, Kara Nichole Hoyt and Kerry Lynn Hoyt; her sisters, Lillie Vee Smith Glands, Christine Smith Dixson, Louise Smith Lemott and Mary Lee Smith Allen; George Smith, Jr..

She is survived by: her daughter Betty Faye Gilder Anderson; her son-in-law Tony Anderson; and her siblings, Clara M. Brooks of Alexandria and Jerry Smith of Los Angeles. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.