Dorothy Pearl Smith

Dorothy Pearl Smith, 81, of Philadelphia, Mississippi passed on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Winston County, Mississippi.  Funeral Services will be held 1:00 P.M. Friday, May 3, 2024, from Jerusalem Temple Church in Philadelphia, Mississippi.  Burial will follow in Donald Rest Cemetery in Philadelphia, Mississippi.  Visitation will be held 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2024, for the General Public.  Beck Funeral Home Philadelphia is in charge of all arrangements.

Dorothy Pearl Smith was born to the late Clara Mae Lyons and Hertha Grady in Philadelphia, MS, on December 15, 1942.   She is survived by her children: Marvita Tatum and Melissa Tatum; her adopted children, Alan Smith, Kakia Smith, and Alexis Smith; her grandchildren, Laporshia Mcbeth-Harris, Corey Tatum, Cordareo Jones, Cortaize Tatum, Jasmine Tatum, Tommie Williams, Keynon Tatum, and Everett Tatum,; her brother, Morris Lett; her sisters, Ethel Charles and Gloria Edwards; and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.