Sister Mary Louise Freeman Smith

MARY LOUISE FREEMAN SMITH WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1946 TO JOE NATHAN FREEMAN SR. AND SAVANNAH DAVIS FREEMAN.
SHE IS THE SECOND CHILD, THE OLDEST SISTER OF FOURTEEN CHILDREN. SHE IS A PK (PREACHER KID) AND SHE ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS HER LORD AND SAVIOR. IN HER YOUTH SHE LOVED TO TRAVEL AND COOK. SHE RETIRED FROM FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA WHERE SHE WAS TOP CHEF FOR 20 + YEARS. SHE COOKED AND SERVED THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED THIS COUNTRY. SHE WAS A HARD WORKER SOMETIMES WORKING TWO OR MORE JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT HAVE MUCH SHE DIDN’T MIND SHARING WHATEVER SHE HAD WITH THOSE SHE LOVED. ON JULY 13, 1990 SHE MARRIED HER KNIGHT AND SHINING ARMOR TERRY SMITH. THEY WERE TOGETHER UNTIL HIS PASSING IN 1993. SHE HAD NO CHILDREN BUT WAS LIKE A MOTHER TO HER SIBLINGS, NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND HELPED TAKE CARE OF HER MOTHER. SHE WAS A STRONG WARRIOR AND WILL BE MISSED AND LOVED DEARLY. SHE GOT HER WINGS ON MAY 02, 2023 BUT TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY MEANS THAT SHE IS PRESENT WITH THE LORD.
SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER FATHER JOE NATHAN FREEMAN SR. AND MOTHER SAVANNAH DAVIS FREEMAN. HER HUSBAND TERRY SMITH, SISTER MARGARET FREEMAN GUADUALUPE, BROTHERS ELIJAH AND ROOSEVELT FREEMAN. THREE NEPHEWS: LORENZO FREEMAN SR., NATHANIEL WILLIAMS AND JOE HOOKS. THREE BROTHERS IN LAW: ANGEL MARIO GUADALUPE SR., MATTHEW HUTTON AND ANTHONY DICKERSON.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY SIX BROTHERS: LEROY(ELOISE) FREEMAN, JOE NATHAN (LILLIAN) FREEMAN JR., JAMES (ELEANOR) FREEMAN ALL OF OZARK, AL. MATTHEW FREEMAN OF DOTHAN, AL. JEROME FREEMAN OF GERMANY, SAMUEL KEITH (TERESA) FREEMAN OF WARNER ROBINS, GA., FOUR SISTERS: SALLY DICKERSON OF COLUMBIA, SC., FRANCES HUTTON OF OZARK, AL., SARAH JONES OF OXFORD, AL., AND FLORA FREEMAN OF MONTGOMERY, AL.,LOVING AND DEVOTED COUSIN TRAVIS MCGHEE OF DALEVILLE, AL. SHE ALSO IS SURVIVED BY A HOST OF NEPHEWS, NIECES, COUSINS, AND FRIENDS.

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