Vlessie Lee Smith Obituary

We are sad to announce that on May 15, 2023, at the age of 86, Vlessie Lee Smith (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Charley Gwyn and Thelma Sanders Gwyn; her sons, James Lee and Jerome William Smith; and her former husband James Lloyd Smith, Jr..

She is survived by: her children, Lloyd Charles Smith of Chattanooga, TN, Michele Renee Beavers (Ralph) of Bartlesville, OK, Bernard Adrian Smith of Chattanooga, TN, Yvette Irene Brown of Atlanta, GA and Theodore Willie Smith of Dewey, OK; her grandson Damian Rogers of Bartlesville, OK; her children, NaTasha (Rashad) of Crandall, TX, Angela Williams of Bartlesville, OK, JaLeesa Beavers of Tulsa, OK, Randi Smith of Bartlesville, OK, Jordyn Brown of Atlanta, GA, Rikki Catlett of Bartlesville, OK, Brandon Williams of Bartlesville, OK and Cameron Williams of Bayard, NE; and her sisters, Kathryn M. Poncil (Ernest) of Madras, OR, Augusta M. Hamilton (Walter) of Athens, AL, Patricia A. Anderson of Tulsa, OK and Thelma L. Gwyn Leachman (JB) of Bartlesville, OK.