Gloria Jean Smith Graves, 67

Mrs. Gloria Jean Smith Graves, 67, passed away at her residence on April 10, 2026.

Mrs. Graves attended Mount Olive Attendance Center. She enjoyed working as a personal Certified Nursing Assistant( CNA) in private homes and often spoke fondly of her patients. She loved to decorate the outside and inside of her home. She loved to shop and was an avid QVC shopper.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill Smith and Susie Smith; husband, Johnnie Ray Graves; brothers, John Earl Smith and Willie Davis; sister, Sallie Ann Davis; and two special friends, Sandra Jefferson and Ninnie Shelby.

Survivors include, children, Tiffany Jackson( Robert), Shakopee, MN, Aleshia Smith, Magee, MS, Raymond Smith, Jeffery Smith, both of Mount Olive and Marvin Smith, Magee, MS. Sisters, Annette Phillips, Gary, IN, Nadine Kemp, and Deborah Smith, both of Mount Olive, and Patricia Terry( Nathan), Hazelhurst, MS; brothers, James Smith, Mount Olive, Roger Smith( Sharon) Braxton, MS, Davis Smith(Tasha) Brandon, MS and Charles Smith, Taylorsville, MS. Sister in laws, JoAnn Smith, Detroit, MI, and Evelyn Smith, Ellisville, MS. 7 grandchildren, Robert Jr., Alecia, Lataiya, Vanessa, Zechariah, LaTrell and Ashia and 5 great grandchildren, A'Marion, Royalty. Athena Kylan and Ka'lyiah. Special friends, Sandra Magee and Lucille McNair, and a host of in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Pallbearers: Roger Smith, Robert Jackson, Quenton Wheeler, Wayne Jefferson, Erick Jefferson, and Tim Catchings

Flower Bearers: Family and Friends

Brother Malcolm May was the Officiant.