Memorial service for Mitchell Purvis Smith will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 24, at Riverwood Family with visitation
from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
Mr. Mitchell Purvis Smith, 72, of Wesson, passed away May 19, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Brookhaven, MS,
November 14, 1949, to the late Horace Hoyt Smith and Dorothy Jean Britt Smith. He was retired from the oil industry,
where he worked offshore as a driller. He spent the latter years as a truck driver. He was a devoted father and made loving
his children and grandchildren first priority. Mr. Smith was a world traveler, but also enjoyed taking the time to go hunting with his grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his son, Brandon Pervis Smith.
He is survived by his son, Mitchell Hoyt Smith; daughters, Stacy Case, Barbara Clark, and Brandi Michiels; brother, Wayne Smith;
uncle, Dewey Smith; nine grandchildren, Molly Allen, Hunter Bland, Ashlyn Bland, Blair Different, Zeke Clark, Olivia Ann Clark,
Maley Smith, Dylan Smith, and Charlie Joe Smith; and one great granddaughter, Natalie Rayne Luke. He is also survived by other
loving family members and friends.