Obituary of Lula Mae Smith

Lula Mae (Berry) Wigginton Grayson Smith, age 83, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Ardmore, Okla. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Provence Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla. Lula was born to on February 17, 1933, to Arthur Berry and Alvenia (Forbes) Berry at Ardmore, Okla. She was a homemaker all of her life. She loved working in her flower beds. Lula’s doors were never locked and her kitchen was always open. If you needed a place to rest your head, she had a place for you. Lula will be remembered for her kindness and generosity to her family and neighbors. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther “Ed” Smith, sons: Sonny Wigginton, Eddie Wigginton, and David Grayson, grandson, Mark Blankenship, parents, Arthur and Alvenia Berry, and grandparents: Jim and Narcissy Berry and Charlie and Emelia Yarby. Lula is survived by her children: Bobby Wigginton, Donnie Grayson and wife, Carol, Kathy Grayson, Debbie Blankenship, Sheila Grayson, David Elmore, Edward Smith, and Diane Salmon. Twenty-six grandchildren, forty-seven great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, and all the neighborhood kids she treated as her own throughout the years. The family of Lula would like to thank Southbrook Nursing home for her care. Visitation will be held on Monday evening, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, January 30, 2017, at Griffin ~ Hillcrest Funeral Home, Ardmore, Okla. Condolences may be left at www.griffinhillcrest.com.