Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth McDaniel Smith, 87, would have been 88 on June 15, 2020, of Magnolia, MS passed from this life on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at her residence.

Mrs. Catherine was born on June 15, 1932 and was the daughter of Otto McDaniel and Eula McMillian McDaniel. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Magnolia where she was a Sunday School Teacher in the Primary Dept., sang in the choir and also as a member of the sextet. She worked for many years as a CNA at Beacham Memorial Hospital and was in great demand as a private duty nurse. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother as well as daughter-in-law and was a caretaker for her in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Robert "Bob" Lee Smith Sr. She loved her family and friends and cherished each moment spent with them. She loved the Mississippi Gulf Coast and enjoyed visiting with her brothers and family there.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 65 years, James "Jimmy" Oliver Smith; one son, Bradley McDaniel Smith and her oldest brother, Charles Edwin McDaniel.

She is survived by one daughter, Jane Elizabeth Smith of Magnolia, MS; one daughter-in-law, Deborah Hemphill Smith of Denham Springs, LA; four brothers, Thomas Eugene McDaniel (Leonda) of Gautier, MS, Robert "Bobby" Glenn McDaniel (Jerry) of Magnolia, MS, Joseph Dewitt McDaniel (Ann) of Gautier, MS and James Ray McDaniel of Gulfport, MS; two very special sister-in-laws, Irma Morris McDaniel of McComb, MS and Joan Young Smith of Austin, TX; one grandson, William Kerry King II (Yazmine) of Denham Springs, LA; one granddaughter, Layla Rowan Smith of Hattiesburg, MS; two great-grandchildren, Collin Jackson King and Giuliana Marie Dykes and numerous nieces, nephew, family and friends.

Visitation will be Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 10AM until time of service at 11AM at Terry's Creek Baptist Church in Magnolia, MS with Bro. Danny Forrest officiating and Sharkey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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