Linda Martin Smith, 71, of Mobile, died March 1, 2018.
Mrs. Smith was a native and lifelong resident of Mobile who was in the first graduating class of W. P. Davidson High School. Earning a BS in biology from Mobile College, then an MS in counseling from South Alabama, she worked as a counselor at Searcy Hospital and later taught at Fairhope High School, Scarborough Middle School and Dixon Elementary School. She retired from the Mobile County School system after 31 years of service and was of the Christian faith.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 5, at Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Joey Ogletree officiating. Burial followed with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, James F. Smith of Mobile; one daughter, Maria Oyarzun (Ray) Hoover of Cayce, S.C.; one sister, Laurette Martin (Bruce) Walther of St. Augustine, Fla.; two grandchildren; and numerous cousins and other family members.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by an infant son, John Raul Oyarzun; and her parents, Johnie and Lucy Gandy Martin.
