Bernice Smith

Bernice Havens Coleman Smith, 98, of Westlake died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

Survivors include her son, Clifford Coleman of Singer; daughter, Verna Meche and Kenneth of Westlake; sister, Betty Stine of Sulphur; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Nathan Coleman and Ivan Smith; parents, Lonnie and Mayola Havens; two brothers; and great-granddaughter, Gracie Lynn Speights.

Funeral service was held Friday, Sept. 22, at Myers Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Sullivan Turner officiated. Burial followed at Havens Cemetery in Singer.

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