Melissa Smith Obituary
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OAK GROVE, LOUISIANA
Cox Funeral Home
Oak Grove, Louisiana
Memorial services for Melissa Kay Smith, age 57, of Oak Grove, Louisiana, will be held at a later date.
Melissa was born on February 20, 1967 in Casa Grand, Arizona. She passed away on January 17, 2025 in Alexandria, Louisiana.
She is preceded in death by her father, Oren Thomas Hawse.
Melissa is survived by her husband, James E. Smith Jr. of Oak Grove, Louisiana; son, James E. Smith III of Oak Grove, Louisiana; mother, Donna Fick Hawse of Fountain Hill, Arizona.
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