Melba Marie Smith Obituary
It is with sadness that the passing of Melba Marie Smith (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is shared. Melba, born on March 18, 1939, passed away on June 29, 2026. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her sister Penny Smith; her brother-in-law Guy Pate; her parents, Josie Noel Smith and Samuel Smith; her nephew Guy Orsino Smith; her sister Ethel Mae Pate; and her brother-in-law Thomas Jackson, Sr..
She is survived by: her sister Mary Louise Jackson of Baton Rouge, LA; her foster siblings, Sterling Preston (Sylvia), Sherman Preston of Washington, D. C., Charles Ingram, Larry Ingram of Boutte, LA and Tammy Ingram of Boutte, LA; her sister-in-law Catherine Preston of Tempe Hills, MD; her nieces, Audrella Pate-Sinegar of Baton Rouge, LA and Jameka Jackson of Baker, LA; and her great-nieces, Natasha Silivia Sinegar of Dallas, TX, Nicole Michelle Sinegar of Philidelphia, PA, Brianca Jackson of Natchez, MS and Ezmone'.
