Katherine Norwood Smith

Katherine Norwood Smith

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Oct

27

Funeral service

4:00 p.m.

Broussard’s Mortuary Silsbee

490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee, TX 77656

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27

Interment

Hardin Memorial Park

418 Cemetery Rd, Silsbee, TX 77656

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Katherine Smith Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Broussard's Mortuary - Silsbee on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Katherine Norwood Smith, 82, of Buna, died Sunday, October 19, 2025. She was born on March 3, 1943, in Vidor, to Essie Wallace and Roland Flay Norwood.

Survivors include her son, Joel Lené and his wife, Tonya, of Vidor; grandchildren, Stephanie Campos and her husband, Kevin; Christopher Junot; and Matthew Lené, all of Vidor; great-grandchildren, Amelia and Olivia Campos; and step children, Elizabeth HilQuist, Stephanie Bush, Russell Smith, as well as their spouses and children.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward Smith; and brothers, Roland Wallace Norwood and Hugh "Gib" Norwood.

A gathering of Mrs. Smith's family and friends will begin at 3:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 4:00 p.m., Monday, October 27, 2025, at Broussard's, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her interment will follow at Hardin Memorial Park, Silsbee.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

27

Funeral service

4:00 p.m.

Broussard’s Mortuary Silsbee

490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee, TX 77656

Send Flowers

Oct

27

Interment

Hardin Memorial Park

418 Cemetery Rd, Silsbee, TX 77656

Send Flowers

Services provided by

Broussard's Mortuary - Silsbee

Only 3 days left for delivery to next service.