Effat "Effie" Smith

October 7, 1938 - March 6, 2021

Effat "Effie" Smith, 82, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at her home in Duncanville Texas. Effie was a restaurateur and a machinist until she retired. Effie loved to host family and friends. Everyone loved her kindness, her generosity and her no nonsense attitude. She was very proud of her Persian Heritage. She loved to travel with her family. She enjoyed long walks and collecting wildflowes and just enjoying Gods creation. Effie made the most important decision of her life on February 21, 2021 by accepting Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Effie will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Visitation: 10 to 12 Saturday at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted at 12. Burial will follow at Laurel Land Memorial Park. Survivors: children, Fatemeh Silverberg, Shahrbanou Wisdom and her spouse Mark, Robert Smith, Eddie Smith; grandchildren, Richard De Leon, Joshua De Leon Michelle De Leon Valadez, Andrew Piccirillo, Amanda Maranda, Angelica Garcia, Tracy Silverberg, Maura Silverberg; 5 great-grandchildren and a brother, Abdul Hussein Malakdar. She was preceded in death by daughters, Azar Piccirillo and Hengameh Malakdar.