Gertrude Smith Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gertrude Smith of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who passed away on September 4, 2025, at the age of 76, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gertrude Smith to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Gertrude farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Gertrude is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Evelyn Watson and James Earl Smith Sr.; her siblings, James Earl Smith Jr., Carrie L. Todd, Eva J. Williams, Velma Wheelock and Ruby Lathan; and her brother-in-law Edwin C. Williams Jr..
She is survived by: her sister Sarah Bacon (Donald) of Savannah, Georgia; and her aunt Gertha Austin of Thomaston, Alabama. She is also survived by loving nieces, nephews.
