Katie F. SMITH

HAMPTON - On Oct. 30, 2010, our Lord reached down with loving hands, and gently raised the soul of, Katie Frances Watford Smith, to His glorious light in Heaven.
Preceding Katie in death were her parents, Mary Louise Watford and Fred Onley; and her son, Sidney Smith III.
Born Katie Frances Watford on Feb. 21, 1937, to the late Mary Louise Watford and Fred Onley, in what was formerly known as Elizabeth City County, which is now Hampton; Katie accepted Christ in 1950, at First Baptist Church of Hampton, where she in her younger years, served as a Church Bell Ringer, calling the Church to order. A lifelong resident of Hampton, Va., Katie was educated in the Hampton Public Schools, and a graduate of Phoenix High School. Married to Sidney Smith Jr., for many years, she was blessed with two children, the late Sidney Smith III, and Sharon Smith. Her professional career; in her earlier years, Katie worked for, Gloria Manufacturing, and on to the City of Hampton's Recreation Department, and Courts Facilities Management, and eventually, retiring from the Pentran Transit.
Katie leaves to cherish her loving memories, her loving and devoted daughter, Sharon Louise Smith, of Hampton, Va.; four granddaughters, Maria Christina Smith, Samantha Nichole Smith, Sydney Vanessa Smith, and Katie Alicia Smith, of Tucson, Ariz.; grandson, Armando Ray Smith, of Oregon, Nev.; her loving cousin, Martha Johnson, of Hampton, Va.; close and special friends, Gladys Billups, Joyce Lewis, Elizabeth Sear, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Viewing will be held 12:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel, 1601-27th St., NN, VA 23607. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at First Baptist Church Hampton. Interment will follow at Hampton Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.cookebros.com.
The final care of our loved one has been entrusted to the staff of Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.