Ruby "Clo" C. Smith

BOSSIER CITY, LA - Services for Ruby Clothilde "Clo" Smith will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Rose-Neath's Bossier Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Harrell Shelton of Airline Baptist Church, where Clo was a member. Interment will follow at Hill Crest Memorial Park Cemetery, Haughton, LA. Visitation will be prior to the service on Sunday, beginning at 2 p.m. Clo was born September 29, 1925 in Coushatta, LA to Henry Dallas Cobb and Ellen Overa Sykes Cobb and died August 12, 2015 in Bossier City. She was a homemaker and drove a school bus for Bossier Parish for 12 years. She was very active in the PTA at her daughters' schools, as well as numerous civic functions in her community, city and state. She was a former president of the Women's Missionary Society and taught Sunday School from primary ages to the senior ladies, also including a couples class. She was the first woman to run for a seat on the Bossier Parish School Board. Clo and her husband started their local crusade to uphold Christian values by promoting 10 Commandant yard signs and bumper stickers to uphold the display of the 10 Commandments in government buildings and other venues. Clo was a soul winner and was not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She led many people to the Lord and is with some of them now. Clo is preceded in death by her husband, A. Lister Smith; grandson, Jason Michael Johnson; her parents; brother, Fred Cobb and sister, Dorothy Lucille Washeck. She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Smith Flanagan and husband, Jim of Hosston, LA, Cathy Smith and husband, Desi Sprawls of Shreveport, LA; grandchildren, Kelly Michelle Johnson, Elisha Smith Sprawls, Hannah Clothilde Sprawls, Christa Cathryn Sprawls; step grandson, Timothy Joseph Flanagan; great grandchildren, Tiffany, Allyson and Sophie Flanagan and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Honoring Clo as pallbearers will be, Jim Tharp, John Gegg, Charlie Rogers, Patrick Ferrier, Carl Phillips and Elisha Sprawls. Honorary pallbearers will be Marston Stephens, Billy Bickham and Sara Gegg. Thank you to the entire staff of Pilgrim Manor Guest Care and to Adrianne Jones, LPN for her special concern and attention towards Mom. Also, a special word of gratitude to Mom's "heaven sent" helpers who truly were sent for Mom: Jo Disotell, Betty Aldridge, Delores Gollows and Arlene Gates. Their prayers and reading The Word of God to Mom were a constant comfort to her. Mother loved the written Word of God and read her Bible daily as long as she was able. Our journey through this part of Mom's life was blessed by the prayers, cards, visits and words of encouragement from members of First Baptist Church of Vivian, Spirit of Truth Ministries, Airline Baptist Church, many friends and our loving family - we are truly grateful.