Leah S. Smith, age 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. A New Orleans native, she was born on April 7, 1927 to the late Earl H. and Clara Nunez Staiger. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas “Rock” Smith; her sisters, Patricia Staiger, Marylyn Watkins and Beverly Schexnaydre; her brother, Billy Staiger and her former spouse, Raymond Kihnemann.
Leah is survived by her loving son, Paul Lamar Smith (Jodi); her sister, Alberta Wenn; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass held in the Chapel at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. until Mass. Inurnment will follow in Metairie Cemetery.
To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit lakelawnmetairie.com.
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