Essie M. B. Smith, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away on March 23, 2023. The funeral service will be held Friday, March 31, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, 2048 W. Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL, 36108, with Father Andrew Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Eastwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the staff of E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home directing. Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Omega Omega Service will be Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Public viewing and visitation will be Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Ms. Smith will lie in repose one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.