Emma Lou Smith's obituary , Passed away on March 15, 2026 in Poteau, Oklahoma

Emma Lou Smith

October 7, 1934 - March 15, 2026 (91 years old)

Poteau, Oklahoma

Emma Lou Smith's obituary , Passed away on March 15, 2026 in Poteau, Oklahoma

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Emma Lou Smith

October 7, 1934 - March 15, 2026 (91 years old)

Poteau, Oklahoma

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Emma Lou Smith Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Emma Lou Smith of Poteau, Oklahoma, born in Briceville, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 91, on March 15, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Emma Lou Smith to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Alvis Melton and Litha Bell Melton (Duncan); her daughter Paige Carrie Wright; and her siblings, Drusilla Harber (Melton), Rosytine Graham (Melton), Della Mae Seiber (Melton), Leon Melton, Mose Smith Melton, Billy Joe Melton and James Carl Melton.

She is survived by: her husband Dewey E. Smith; her sons, Keith Smith (Sherry) of Poteau and Kirk Smith (Susan) of Howe, Oklahoma.; her sister Carolyn Ruth Conkin (Melton) of Fall Branch, Tennessee.; her grandchildren, Matthew Smith, Andrew Smith, Hannah Harder, Tim Harder, Carrie Beckwith, Katherine Hollifield and Courtney Demure; and her great grandchildren, Cris Chancellor, Connor Chancellor, Cali Chancellor, Dustin Wiesner, Braeden Wiesner, Mason Smith, Aidan Hollifield, Valerie Smith and Noah Beckwith.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Dowden - Roberts Cremation Center



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