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Myrtle Rebecca Higginbotham Smith

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Seale Funeral Service, Inc. - Livingston

20335 Texas St.

Livingston, Louisiana

Myrtle Smith Obituary

Myrtle Rebecca Higginbotham Smith, 77, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 28, 2013. She was a native and resident of Livingston. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. She is survived by her daughter, Deirdre LeCroy, her two sons, Keith and Stacy Smith and three brothers, Lodney, Phillip and Charles Higginbotham. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh W. Smith, eight siblings, Willie "Jackie" Morales, Jack "Scott" Higginbotham, Jr., Julius Edward Higginbotham, Martha Lou Lee, Jerry Pipes Higginbotham, Maggie Acinith Higginbotham, David Marcus Higginbotham and Sterling Higginbotham and also one grandchild, Huey Smith. Visitation will be held at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston on Thursday, May 2, 2013 from 5:00 pm until 9:00pm and on Friday, May 3, 2013 from 9:00am until funeral services at 10:00am. Interment will follow in James Chapel Cemetery, Holden. Please sign the online guestbook at www.sealefuneral.com.

Published by The Advocate from Apr. 29 to May 1, 2013.
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