Marian Batiste Smith

Marian Batiste Smith went home to be with the Lord at 4:50p.m., on Friday, March 19, 2010. A chapter completed, a page turned, a life well lived, a rest well deserved. Former wife of Joseph Smith. Loving mother of Michelle Erin and Michael Joseph Smith. Devoted grandmother of Marcus Joseph Smith. Daughter of the late Sidney Joseph and Lillian Lee Batiste. Sister of Mary Ann B. Bridges, and the late Delores Batiste and Wilton Williams, Sr. Niece of the late Emelder and Elwood Smith, Isiah and Josephine Favorite, Margie and Patrick James, Rebecca and Ernest Bright, and Jody Lee; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Marian was a supervisor in Medical Records at Charity Hospital for over 30 years, before her retirement in 2005. Age: 64 years a native and resident of New Orleans, La. Relatives and friends of the family, also priest and parishioners of All Saints Catholic Church, pastors, officers, and members of St. Paul, and 2nd Mount Calvary Baptist Churches; employees of L.W. Higgins, Helen Cox, and Edna Karr High Schools, Delgado and former employees of Charity, are invited to attend the funeral mass at All Saints Catholic Church, 1441 Teche Street, Algiers, La., on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 12:00p.m. Visitation will begin at 11:00a.m. until service time. Interment: Restlawn Cemetery-Avondale, La. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service 230 Monroe St. Gretna, La. To view and sign the guest book, please go to www.davismortuaryservice.com.