Katye Lee Smith Obituary (1920

Katye Lee Wilson Smith, 95, died Sunday, May 17, 2015. She was born February 5, 1920, to George and Fannie Lee Wilson in New Site, Mississippi. She was retired from Brown Shoe Company. After retiring, Katye enjoyed sewing, quilting and especially making stuffed rabbits. She was a member of Wheeler Baptist Church for sixty years. Services are Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Hancock and Rev. Alan Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Prentiss Memorial. She is survived by her daughters, Kayrene Duckworth and husband, Fred, of Lakeland, Tennessee and Frances Houston and husband, James, of Vicksburg, Mississippi; her son, William Smith, and wife, Kaye, of Booneville; three grandchildren, Stephanie Smith Godwin of Corinth, William Duckworth of San Antonio, Texas and Tracie Houston Scales of Jacksonville, Florida; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Arvil Smith; her parents, George and Fannie Lee Wilson and her brothers, Horace Wilson, Herman Wilson, Ellis Wilson and an infant brother, Oliver Wilson. Pallbearers are Charles Scales, Max Wilson, Billy Logue, Jessie Godwin, Wayne Wilson and Hal Wright. Honorary Pallbearers are William Duckworth, Aaron Lewis and Joe Wayne Garner. Memorials may be made to Wheeler Baptist Church, 600 County Road 7000, Booneville, MS 38829. Condolences may be made to boonevillefuneralhome.net.