Mildred Lowry Smith, 92, of Porterdale, died Feb. 18. The daughter of the late Henry G. and Maude Warren Lowry, Mrs. Smith was a member of Cannan Baptist Church. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, word searches and crocheting and loved traveling to the beach and mountains. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by husband Willie Smith and daughter Janet Ewing Lane.
Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law Laverne and Joe Richardson, Norma Jean and Kent Bond, all of Oxford, Myra Walden of Covington; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; brother Leon Lowry of Conyers; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Floyd Street chapel of Caldwell & Cowan with the Rev. Gary Satterfield officiating. Interment will follow at Lawnwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, Feb. 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.