Audie Fife Weeks Smith

Audie Eugenia Fife Weeks Smith age 89 died at Grace Home, a Hospice facility in Shreveport, La. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 19th at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home, Natchitoches, La. The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday August 18th at Blanchard St. Denis. Her pastor, Dr. John Foster will officiate. Interment will follow at Old Robeline Cemetery. Audie was born on March 20th, 1927 to her parents T. I. and Katye P. Fife in Ringgold, LA. The family moved to Saline, LA soon after her birth and lived there until they moved to Robeline, LA when she was 9 years old. This was her home for the rest of her life. She finished High School in Robeline at an early age as valedictorian of her class. After graduating from Spencer Business College, Baton Rouge, LA, with honors in 1944, she attended some classes at Northwestern State University. She worked in offices while going to school and after. She was employed by the Exchange Bank in Natchitoches on March 15, 1945 and retired from there as Vice President on March 15, 1985. She was active in the Robeline United Methodist Church until it was discontinued and is now a member of Provencal United Methodist Church; as well as the Los Adais Foundation of Robeline and the Heritage Foundation. In past years she was active in civic and church organizations and also the National Association of Bank Women. Audie was preceded in death by her parents, Katye P. and T.I. Fife, her first husband, Elbert Cletis Weeks; her second husband Alexander J. Smith; 3 brothers, Lenard, Frank and Archie Fife; 3 sisters, Ethel Fife Rogers, Irene Fife Moores and Norma “Red Top” Fife Adams; grandson, Torrie Ian Weeks and granddaughter Sunny Denise Weeks Wade. Audie is survived by her son, Elbert Cletis (Sonny) Weeks, Jr.(Eloise), a daughter, Daphana Smith McAllen; 4 grandchildren, Michael L Weeks (Patty), Nona Marie Weeks, Lorie McAllen Green(Brian)and Bobby McAllen (Kasey); nieces, Corkey Weeks Bruce and Helen Weeks Tassin and Godchild and niece, Frances Adams Watkins Marynik. She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, her caregiver and good friend Hattie Freeman and her best friend since second grade Mary Doolittle Jones; as well as numerous great nieces and great nephews. Audie enjoyed the outdoors, including camping, fishing, hunting and gardening as well as her beloved dogs. Those honoring her as pallbearers are Michael Weeks, Bobby McAllen, John O’Banion, Mace Morris, James Berry, Chris Birdwell. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Roy Cook, Dr Ira Campbell and Frank Welch. Audie was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. She will be greatly missed.