Velma Smith

Velma Smith
Velma Smith, 86, of Groves, Texas, passed away on June 7, 2023, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend J.C. Coon. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Rosary will begin at 9:30 a.m., at Levingston Funeral Home.

Born in Gueydan, Louisiana, on July 13, 1937, she was the daughter of Glaston Badon and Bertha Badon. Velma was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She spent her life making sure her husband and children were taken care of and had an amazing life. Velma was a longtime member of St. Peter and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She was very loved and will be deeply missed.

She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years, Donny Smith.

She is survived by her daughters, Suzann Boudoin of Port Arthur, and Melinda Hyatt and husband, Doni; sons, Stanley Chiasson and wife, Diana of Port Arthur, Jerry Smith and wife, Debra of Orange, and Bobby Chiasson and wife, Krista of Port Neches; brothers, Bobby Badon and wife, Carlyon of Groves, and Tommy Dadon and wife Judy of Nederland;14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be Chad Boudoin, Trent Boudoin, Ryley Chiasson, Ryder Chiasson, Kobi Chiasson, and Keat Chiasson. Honorary pallbearers are Brandon Vennebush and Christian Chiasson.