Marie Catherine Smith Obituary (1926

Marie C. Smith, Derby, CT (formerly of Bridgeport, CT), passed into Heaven on January 7, 2015 at the age of 88. Marie was born March 4, 1926 to the late Michael and Josephine Whyte in Culpeper, Virginia. Marie was a loving wife to the late William P. Smith, Jr. for 66 years, a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and loyal friend. She worked for the Board of Education in the Bridgeport Public Schools for 38 years at McKinley Elementary School on the East End of Bridgeport, CT. Marie was a member of Calvary Seventh-Day Adventist Church with her husband for well over 40 years. Marie leaves to celebrate her life and cherish her memory four children, William P. Smith, III (Bobby), Bernard Belcher (Anna), Wallas Smith, Juaquina Smith-Shaw (Thomas-deceased); special daughter Jacqueline Smith-Wright (Paul), and daughter-in-law Brenda Smith; nine grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. She will be greatly missed. Funeral Services will be held on Monday January 12, 2015 at 11:00a.m. at Baker-Isaac Funeral Services, 985 Stratford Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. Friends may greet the family from 10:00a.m. to 11:00am. Interment will follow in Park Cemetery 620 Lindley Street, Bridgeport, Conn.