Born March 22, 1911, at Dyersburg, Tenn., daughter of the late Luther and Eula Beasley Smith, she was a homemaker.
In 1985, at Chicago, Ill., she married Paul Prince who preceded her in death.
Survivors include: one daughter, Hilda Fuwell of Bloomfield; one sister, Mary I. Gossett of Memphis, Tenn.; and three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
One son, Lloyd Gauldin; two brothers, L.C. Smith and Alton Smith; and one sister, Grace Romanello, also preceded her in death.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. Tuesday until time for services at 1 p.m. at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
Burial will follow in the Essex Cemetery.
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