Gladys Elizabeth Smith

1911 - 1998  (87 years)

• Name	Gladys Elizabeth Smith
  Born	6 Aug 1911	York, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Dec 1998	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	29 Dec 1998	Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2324	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family	Newell Osteen Pugh, Sr.,   b. 1 Sep 1916, Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 2009, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1939	Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. N.O. Pugh, Jr. + 2. V.G. Pugh + 3. G.E. Pugh
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Aug 1911 - York, Sumter County, Alabama, USA Married - 23 Nov 1939 - Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 26 Dec 1998 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 29 Dec 1998 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Newell Osteen Pugh, Sr. and Gladys Elizabeth Smith Pugh
  		Gladys Elizabeth Smith Pugh Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents		Obituary of Gladys Elizabeth Smith Pugh Published in The Shreveport Times on December 28, 1998
  		Marriage Announcement of Newell Osteen Pugh, Sr. and Gladys Elizabeth Smith Published in The Shreveport Journal on December 4, 1939

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Gladys Elizabeth Smith Pugh Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: SHREVEPORT, LA - Services for Gladys Elizabeth Smith Pugh will be held at 2:00p.m. Tuesday, December 29, 1998 in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport with Dr. Jon Stubblefield, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Park Cemetery on St. Vincent Avenue. The family will receive friends between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 28, 1998 at the Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street. Mrs. Gladys Smith Pugh, a nurse, a devoted wife and christian helpmate to Dr. N.O. Pugh, Sr., loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and longtime resident of Shreveport died Saturday, December 26, 1998 at the Grace Home after a lengthy illness. The couple had just celebrated their 59th Anniversary on November 23, 1998. Mrs. Pugh was born August 6, 1911 in a small town near York, Alabama. After graduation from high school, she entered the Highland School of Nursing and became a registered nurse. She was working as an industrial nurse at a cannery on Kings Highway when she met N.O. Pugh. They were married and established residence in Shreveport where they raised three children and she assisted in his christian ministry at Levy Street Baptist Mission, Robinson Place Baptist Mission and First Baptist Church of Shreveport. She is survived by her husband, Rev. N.O. Pugh, Sr.; Dr. Newell Pugh, Jr., and wife Marie of Indianapolis, IN, daughter, Dr. Viola Miller and husband Rusty of Murray, KY; daughter, Beth Fife and husband Lester of Shreveport, LA; seven grandchildren, Becky Iovino and husband Tony, Cindy Pugh, Sarah Pugh, Ashley Willis, Trey Miller, Stephen Fife and wife Marny, Grace Fife; two great-grandchildren, Joseph and Anthony Iovino; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons, Stephen Fife, and Trey Miller; sons-in-laws, Lester Fife, Rusty Miller; nephew, Jerry Smith; and great-nephew; Eddie Hoyle. The family wishes to thank the staff and volunteers at Grace Home and Schumpert Hospice Care for their care and attention to Mrs. Pugh and her family. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Shreveport or to Grace Home. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Marshall St. Chapel 222-0348 (Published in The Shreveport Times on December 28, 1998)