POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Poplarville attorney Martin T. Smith, who served 20 years in the state Senate and 30 years as lawyer for Pearl River Community College Board of Trustees, has died at his home. He was 80.
Pearl River Community College announced Smith died Thursday.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Smith also worked as attorney for the city of Poplarville for the past 24 years. He also served as the first administrative director of the Administrative Office of Courts from 1993 to 1997.
Smith graduated from Pearl River in 1954. He earned the bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Mississippi and opened his law practice in Poplarville.
He served as the first chairman of the PRCC Development Foundation.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores; a son and three grandsons.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less