Funeral services for Melanie Jackson Smith will be held Tuesday May 13, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. with a visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Neath Funeral Home in Minden, Louisiana. Officiating will be Pastor Murray Twyman. Interment will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana.
Melanie was born March 2, 1962, in Shreveport, Louisiana and went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2025, in Minden, Louisiana. Melanie was a loving mother, Nana, and wife with one of the kindest souls imaginable. Her smile could brighten the darkest of days. The love she showed her family was unparalleled. As the Webster Parish Registrar of voters for over 20 years, she undoubtedly touched many hearts in the community. Her memory will live on in the kindness we share and the love we give.
Melanie was joined in death by her husband Kenny and preceded in death by her father, Bill Jackson.
She is survived by her mother, Linda Jackson; children, Josh and Carrie Madge Todd of Baton Rouge, Conner and Blakley Smith of Minden, and Kirsten and Kaleb Smart of Sibley; grandchildren, Manny Higginbotham, Wiley Higginbotham, Eli Todd, Hayes Smart, and Isla Smith; brother, Mark and Melissa Everitt; sisters, Sandy and Patrick Humphrey and Lori and Brian Hollenshead, and many nieces, nephews, and special friends.