Jessie Ruth Smith

Jessie Ruth Smith, 70, of Fordyce, died Saturday. Survivors husband, Paul; children, Tommy Smith, Rockford, Ill., Jonah Smith, Mary Vaughn, ViDean Dawn; God-daughters, Theresa Marks, Nyah Davis; brothers, Sammy Rainey of Fordyce, Floyd Rainey of Milwaukee, Wis.; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Services Friday, 11 a.m. Community Center, New Edinburg. Visitation was Thursday, 1-6 p.m. Marks Funeral Home, Fordyce.