Julia Ann Shaw Smith Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Julia Ann Shaw Smith of Kentwood, Louisiana, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on March 25, 2025 at the age of 78. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Julia Ann Shaw 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 Julia Ann Shaw 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 husband Kenneth LaRue Smith; her son Greg LaRue Smith; her parents, Richard E. "Pete" Shaw and Jimmie Aline Pate Shaw; and her brother William "Billy" Shaw.
She is survived by: her daughter Sherry Ann Smith Sassone (Chris); her brother Ronald E. Shaw (Rose); and her granddaughter Chandler Sassone Ferguson (Shaw).
