A homemaker and a resident and native of Prairieville, she died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at age 78. Visiting at Lawson Rollins Funeral Home on Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Survived by a daughter, Dorothy L. Gaddis; and sons, James P. Gaddis and Earl L. Gaddis. Preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Gaddis; father, Jimmie Smith; mother, Ethel CoCog; a son, Donald Ray Gaddis Sr.; and daughter, Alice Gaddis. Arrangements with Lawson-Rollins Purple Shield Funeral Home, Gonzales, (225) 647-2780.