Mary LaVerne Smith

Mary LaVerne Smith, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014. LaVerne was born October 16, 1930 in Center, Texas to Lee Lout and Leona Fleming Lout. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 42 years and a member of First Pentecostal Church of Port Arthur. Mary was a retired licensed vocational nurse, having worked at Park Place Hospital for 14 years and for Dr. O. L. Echols for 28 years. She was preceded in death by her son, Charles Lee Moore; and six siblings. Survivors include two daughters, Sandy McPayne of Vidor, TX, Linda Stephens and husband Steven; two sons, Kenneth Edward Moore and wife Pat of Beaumont, TX, Andrew Smith of Vidor, TX; three sisters, Dorothy Jean Jackson of Shreveport, LA, Johnnie Hutto and husband Jake of Waskom, TX, Tommie Rohrer and husband Jim of Sacramento, CA; one brother, James Lout and wife Ann of Conroe, TX; thirteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 27, 2014 at First Pentecostal Church of Port Arthur with Reverend Darrell McCoy and Reverend Barry Scruggs officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Sunday evening from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the church.