Voncile Williams Smith

December 28, 2025

Voncile Williams Smith, age 86, of Pensacola passed away peacefully Sunday morning at her son’s home in Cantonment, Florida. She is now home with our Lord. Voncile was a member of Northside Baptist Church for the most part of her married life, where she raised her children. She was later a member of West Pensacola Baptist Church and currently a member of Charity Baptist Church of Pensacola, Florida.

Voncile was born December 26, 1938, in Savannah Georgia. Her family moved to Pensacola when she was 3 years old to Cantonment in the Cottage Hill area where she lived and met her husband. She was married to Jacob O. Smith, Sr. of Frisco City, Alabama, on the 15th of January 1955 in George County, Mississippi. They resided in Pensacola running a printing business in Brentwood area for over 40 years and raising their three sons and a daughter.

Voncile is preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Otto. Smith Sr., daughter, Vivian Faye Smith, and sons, Chester Harmon Smith and Jon Galen Smith. Also preceded in death by granddaughters, Tiffany Ann Smith, Sarah Elizabeth Smith, Khelsea Paije Barber, and Josalyn Isabella Renee Bush.

Voncile was survived in death by her son, Jacob Otto Smith, Jr. and wife Connie, grandsons, Jacob Smith III and wife Christina of Cantonment, Florida and Jarod Smith and wife, Sabrina in California and granddaughters, Kimberly Windham and husband Brett of Cantonment, Timothy Bush and Lauren, and Miranda McGallagher and husband, Jonathan and Karianne Bush and husband Jeffrey all of Pensacola; and great grandchildren, Nathaniel, McKenna, Khendal, Brett, Reagan, Kayla, Raelynn, Bryce and Adelyn and great, great granddaughter Emberlyn, and one brother, Robert O’Neil Williams and wife Carol of Pace, Florida and numerous nieces and nephews.

We want to express our sincere thanks to the staff of nurses and aids of Emerald Coast Hospice (especially Tracy, and Debra) who cared for her so lovingly. Thank you, we are forever grateful.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under General