Martha Jill Smith Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Martha Jill Smith of Tupelo, Mississippi, who passed away on December 29, 2025, at the age of 75, leaving to mourn family and friends. 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 parents, Oliver Thurston Davis and Sarah Aline Sparkman. She is survived by: her husband Ralph E. Smith; her children, Michael Edwin Smith (Jennifer) of Houston and Heather Michelle Beyer (Jeffrey William Beyer) of Fulton; her grandchildren, Emma Jane Smith, Elaine Michelle Smith, Elise Sarah Smith, Jacob Edwin Smith, Greg Beyer and Eric Beyer (Nicole); her great grandchildren, Serenity Beyer and Kelsie Beyer; her sisters, Diane Gilentine of Morrison and Sue Clark of McMinnville, Tennessee; her brother-in-law Ira David Smith (Margaret); her nephew Timothy; her niece Julie; and her sisters-in-law, Marilyn Holhahan and Robin Louise.