The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, December 22, 2023, at the Upper Room Apostolic Holiness Church, 1627 Georgia Hwy 90 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Lois Maria Smith, affectionately known as Sister, was born on November 28, 1958 to the late Willie C. Smith and Florene Mangram Smith in Oglethorpe GA. She was preceded in death by one brother, Tracy Smith.
She attended the Middle Flint Behavioral Health and Wellness Center in Americus Georgia for many years up until she became ill.
Lois was one of God's special people. She had an infectious smile that would light up the room. She loved family, church and especially long car rides.
She leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to her beloved family: mother, Florene Mangram Smith, Oglethorpe, Georgia; two brothers, Willie L. Smith and Jeffrey Smith (Judy) all of Oglethorpe Georgia; two sisters, Elizabeth Smith (Antonius), Powder Springs, Georgia and Stephanie Smith Floyd (Winfred), Oglethorpe, Georgia; aunts, Ollie Mangram, Margaret Mangram McLaughlin (Joe) all of Jamaica, New York, Fannie Mond, Perry Georgia, Marva Turner (Jerome), Oglethorpe, Georgia and Diane Morris (Ken), Atlanta, Georgia; uncles Wayne Mangram and Charlie Howard Smith, Jr. both of Oglethorpe, Georgia, Conrad Smith (Cheryl) Warner Robins, Georgia and James Smith, Atlanta Georgia; and a host of nieces , nephews and other relatives and friends and two devoted nieces Brittany Fudge and Raven Smith.