(L.A.) Ethel Smith, 77, Died From Natural Causes

Case Number: 2024-02834

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 77-year-old Black female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Ethel Smith.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Consequences of Aortic Valve Disease

Other Significant Condition: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RIP ETHEL SMITH (December 13, 1946 – February 11, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 8:45 a.m.