Emma Louise Smith

Emma Louise Smith, age 58, continued her life in the realm of Heaven on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. She was a pharmacist, poet, painter and philanthropist and traveled extensively: twice to Europe, the Holy Land and Egypt. Her travels also included her work as a missionary in a medical outreach program. She served as a pharmacist in, to name a few places, India, Mexico, Peru, Ethiopia, Haiti, and Papua New Guinea. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, March 14, 2020, 2:00PM at St. David Catholic Church, 5617 St. Claude Ave., NOLA. Visitation 1:00PM until Mass. Interment Providence Park Cemetery, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Henry C. Smith, Sr. She leaves to cherish her memories, her mother, Edith Jett Smith; 6 siblings, Henry Jr., Iona, Denise, Thurston (Lisa), Ramsey and Novelle; 2 nieces, Evana and Mahalia and a host of other relatives and friends. Services entrusted to the Caring Staff of: Professional Funeral Services, Inc. "Celebrating Life" 1449 N. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, LA. 70116. 504-948-7447