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- Obituary:
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. - Nora Hebert Smith, 83, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2003, in Winter Garden.
She was born July 29, 1919, in Orange, Texas, to Frank and Mathilda (Jonice) Hebert. She was raised in Lake Charles, where her father was a commercial general contractor. She worked in a defense plant during World War II and later was a substitute teacher in several Florida counties. She married Louis C. Smith on Dec. 8, 1945, and moved to Florida immediately thereafter. They had been married 57 years. She was a graduate of the St. Charles Academy class of 1936. She was an excellent gourmet cook who read cookbooks like novels. She did beautiful detailed French embroidery and hand sewing, which is nearly a lost art today. She was a strong woman who was proud to be Cajun. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Winter Garden. She was a member of Eastern Star for many years.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Justin R. Muffley.
Survivors include her loving husband; two daughters, Mathilda P. Bohanon of Sebring, Fla., and Elizabeth S. Hendrick of Orlando, Fla.; four brothers and sisters, David Hebert and Herman Hebert, and Ruby H. Hagen and Frankie H. Moreau, all of Lake Charles and Ragley; two grandchildren, Katherine H. Strong and David A. Hendrick Jr.; and one great-grandchild, Hunter Lee Strong.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 24, in Beulah Baptist Church in Winter Garden. Pastor Steve Rice will officiate. Burial will be in Winter Garden Cemetery under the direction of Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home in Okeechobee, Fla. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published in The Lake Charles American Press on May 22, 2003)
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Nora Hebert Smith, 83, died May 20, 2003.
She was born in Orange, Texas, and was a resident of Winter Garden, coming from Okeechobee.
Mrs. Smith worked in a defense plant during World War II and later was a substitute teacher.
She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Winter Garden.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Louis C. Smith of Winter Garden; daughters Mathilda P. Bohanon of Sebring and Elizabeth S. Hendrick of Orlando; brothers David and Herman Hebert; sisters Ruby H. Hagen and Frankie H. Moreau, all of Lake Charles, and Ragley, La.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
SERVICES: A service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Beulah Baptist Church. Interment will be in Winter Garden Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home.
(Published in The St. Lucie News Tribune on May 23, 2003)
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