Lila Laree Smith

She was a graduate of Warrensburg State Teachers College, receiving her Teachers Certificate.

Lila was married to Everett T. Smith (deceased) on July 28, 1946.

After receiving her Teaching Certificate, Lila taught in the Benton County, MO school district. After moving to Florida, she found herself working at a doctor’s office and a detective agency. Lila went back to teaching and became the Principal at Orlando Baptist Temple School. Her last job was working at the Central Florida Sheltered Workshop.

Lila loved to garden and sew; a favorite pastime was making quilts. She would share this talent with her granddaughters, passing it on to the next generations. For over 50 years, she taught Bible to women and children. She was known as a kind, beautiful woman, and, in her words, “I want to share the comfort and love to others the Lord has shown me.”

She had four children: Clifford W. Smith, deceased (wife Vicki) of Jefferson, GA; Irvin L. Smith, deceased of Orlando, FL; Judy “Dee” Hall (husband Terry) of Altamonte Springs, FL; and Keith L. Smith (wife Phyllis) of Winter Garden, FL.

She is survived by eight grandchildren: Barry Smith (Eagle Mountain, UT); Sherry Grant (Jefferson, GA); Jeff Hall (Colombia, SC); Kristy Dennis (Athens, GA); Lauren Coffman (Oakland, FL); Brandon Smith (Orlando, FL); Shannon Hough (Clermont, FL); and Austin Smith (Madison, AL), in addition to nineteen great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Siblings are Charles E. Davis (deceased) and Mervin A. Davis (deceased).

Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, FL.

In lieu of flowers, you can give to:

Special Olympics - https://specialolympics.org (follow prompts to “In Memory of”)

iServe Ministries, Jefferson, GA – https://www.iserveministries.org

Pioneer Community Church, Eagle Mountain, UT – https://www.pccutah.org