Lora Marshall Smith Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Lora Marshall Smith (Philadelphia, Mississippi), who passed away on October 11, 2025, at the age of 108, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Lora Marshall Smith or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her husband George E. Smith; her parents, George W. Marshall and Callie Marshall; her son Benny P. Smith; her children-in-law, Donald Anderson and Margaret Smith; and her siblings, Lillian Marshall Warren, James Lawson Marshall, Algie Lamar Marshall, Johnny Ray Marshall, William Edgar Marshall, R. B. Marshall and Miriam Marshall Hardy.
She is survived by: her children, Marshall Smith (Jean), Patsy Anderson and Robert Smith; her sister Freddie Barnett; her grandchildren, Penny Smith Holmes (Derek), Jason Anderson (Tammie), Melody Anderson, Ashley Smith Allen (Shawn) and Caroline Smith (Chance Lowery); and her great grandchildren, Claire Holmes Rhodes, Madeline Holmes Stewart, Grant Holmes, Will Anderson and Frank Lowery. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 16th 2025 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the McClain-Hays Chapel (1002 E Main St, Philadelphia, MS 39350). A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 16th 2025 at 1:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Thursday, October 16th 2025 at the Smith Family Cemetery.
