Kathleen Smith

Funeral Mass for Kathleen Roy Smith of Hessmer will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2018 beginning at 3pm at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Hessmer with Fr. Edwin Rodriguez-Hernandez officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 beginning at 5pm until 10pm at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura and will resume Thursday morning at 9am until the time of service. Rosary prayer service will be held at 7pm on Wednesday. Burial will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home.

Kathy Roy Smith, age 45, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Roy & Betty Guillory Roy; brother, Johnny Roy; great-niece, Maci Vead.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 25 years, Scott Smith of Hessmer; sons, Benjamin (Mallory) Smith of Marksville and Christopher (Jenny Whitmore) Smith of Hessmer; daughter, Mallory Smith of Hessmer; grandson, Carter Smith of Marksville; sisters, Cindy (Dale) Vead of Hessmer, Celia (Ricky) Juneau of Hessmer, Elizabeth (Joey) Gauthier of Mansura, Lisa (Neil) Mose of Hessmer; brothers, David (Shirlene) Roy of Grand Prairie and Joey (Royalanne) Roy of Hessmer. She is also survived by sister-in-law, Elaine Roy of Bay Hills; father-in-law & mother-in-law, Pete & Fae Dauzat Smith of Moncla; brother-in-laws, Bronson Smith of San Antonio and Justin Smith of Marksville; twenty-two nieces & nephews, and twenty-five great nieces & nephews.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers, Jason Roy, Gabe Vead, Brad Juneau, Bailey Gauthier, Jake McWilliams, & Nicholas Roy; and crossbearers, Mason Ash & Louis Vead.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made in Kathy's name to The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research: 415 Crossways Park Drive, Suite D Woodbury, NY 11797 or the Alzheimer's Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, D.C. 20090-6011.

Visitation

Escude Funeral Home of Mansura
6608 Porterie St.
Mansura, LA  71350
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
5pm-10pm

Escude Funeral Home of Mansura
6608 Porterie St.
Mansura, LA  71350
Thursday, January 18, 2018
9am until 3pm

Service

Funeral Mass

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
3645 Main St.
Hessmer, LA  71341
Thursday, January 18, 2018
3pm

Memorial Contributions

The Lustgarten Foundation
415 Crossways Park Drive, Suite D
Woodbury, NY  11797


Alzheimer's Association
P.O. Box 96011
Washington, DC  20090