Mamie Lou Smith Harris

Mrs. Mamie Lou Smith Harris, 64,of Reidsville, Ga. passed away Friday, October 1, 2010 at the Doctors Hospital in Reidsville, Ga. She has done and helped all she could and God said it was time for rest. He sent His Angels to rapture up His servant, Sis. Mamie Lou Smith-Harris, to a home in glory the morning of Friday, October 1st. Her sunrise came on February 2, 1946 to the late Robert 'R. C.' and Emma Lou Smith in Reidsville, GA. Lovingly known as 'Ms. Chancellor' to her family and 'Mamie Lou' to some and others, she will be remembered for her kind-heartedness through willingness to open her home to those in need of shelter, giving aide to family and friends, helping out in any way she could to everyone she could, and sharing all she had with various people throughout the neighborhood. Mamie was a member of the Tattnall Co. Industrial High School's graduating class of 1964 and a faithful member of St. Phillip M. B. Church, which she joined at an early age. She served as a choir member for many, many years until her health would no longer permit. However, she did not let this prevent her from attending church regularly and studying the word of God. She was a loved by many and a friend to all. Surviving to treasure her memory is her only child, Katina Smith-Madison (Carlton) who was her pride and joy; along with her adored grandchildren: Gregory Turnquest, Camaron Madison, and Carlton Madison II, all of Reidsville, GA; Antoine Jones and Ariel Carter, both of Valdosta, GA; and her grandchildren in love, Tymorion McKever of Valdosta, GA and little Syesha E. D. Thomas of Glennville, GA. She also leaves to mourn her former husband and friend for life, Eddie Harris of Anaheim, CA. Also to share in her memory are two sisters: Jacklyn Smith of Reidsville, GA and Lavern Walker of Jacksonville, FL; four brothers: Willie (Gwendolyn) Smith, Raymond Smith, James Smith, and Herbert Smith, all of Reidsville, GA; six aunts: Lurena (Carl) Hamilton and Louise Jackson, both of West Palm Beach, FL; Elizabeth Edwards of Jacksonville, FL; Netherie Smith and Nail Smith, both of Reidsville, GA; a special niece: Penny Lewis of Lake City, FL; three special nephews: Deon Walker (loved as a son) of McRae, GA; Chris Walker of Jacksonville, FL; and great-nephew Jonathan 'J.T.' Taylor of Lyons, GA; three step-sisters: Sarah Lawrence of Statesboro, GA; Lillie Lee and Alice Faye Smith of Florida; one step-brother: James Atmore of Plainfield, NJ; several more nieces and nephews, along with a host of cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 2:00pm at St. Phillips Baptist Church in Reidsville, Georgia with burial in the Sandhill Cemetery. No wake services and viewing will be held one hour before the services and after the eulogy. King and Son's Funeral Home of Glennville, Ga. is in charge of the arrangements.