Canon Mary Louise Smith, lay canon of the Diocese of Los Angeles, died June 24 of cancer following a long illness. She was 70.

Canon Smith was a member of St. Michaeil and All Angels' Church, Studio City, CA, and was active in her parish, diocese and province. She was a three-time deputy to General Convention, diocesan coordinator of United Thank Offering, and was a former president of the diocesan Episcopal Church Women. She served on a number of committees for the diocese, including the planning committees for the consecrations of two bishops. She founded the Interfaith Food Pantry in the San Fernando Valley, was a youth advisor and leader in three churches, and a presenter for the Women of Vision leadership training program for both the diocese and Province 8. In her parish she was a four-time member of the vestry, twice elected junior warden, and was chair of the altar guild and stewardship committee. She is survived by two daughters, Janice Kagan and Marcia Smith, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.