Who is Lisa Knowles-Smith married to? All about family as gospel singer mourns death of mom Vanessa Knowles

Late gospel singer Vanessa Knowles' daughter, Lisa Knowles-Smith, is married to Marcus Smith, as per her Facebook posts. Her mother, Vanessa Knowles, passed away on September 28 from a car accident.

On September 28, 45-year-old Richard Holden from Louisiana became attentive to the slow-moving traffic on I-55, causing his tractor-trailer to crash into the rear end of a Toyota Camry, which then collided with another vehicle. The crash caused eight vehicles to hit one after another.

Three people, including Vanessa, Donnie Briggs, and Darla Parris, were killed in the crash, and five other people were reportedly injured, with two being seriously injured. Holden is currently held in the Jefferson County Jail and was booked for three counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Lisa Knowles-Smith's mother, Vanessa, was the founding member of the gospel quartet, The Brown Singers. Lisa took to Instagram to pay a tribute to her mother and announce her death, saying,

"With deep sadness, I share this. I've seen the texts and calls, and we truly appreciate every message of love and support. Please continue to keep our family lifted in prayer during this difficult time. Thank you @rolandjack @jpdeisngsat"

More about Lisa Knowles-Smith

Alescia Nicole Knowles-Smith, also known as Lisa Knowles-Smith, is an American gospel singer. Lisa started her music career in 1996 with her mother, Vanessa Knowles, in the gospel quartet, The Brown Singers. Lisa and The Brown Singers independently released Experience the Evolution: Live in Memphis in December 2008. The album was a national success and contributed to the quartet's recognition.

In 2014, they released their second album, The Evolution Continues, which was their breakthrough release since it ranked No. 6 on the Gospel Albums chart on Billboard and No. 40 on the Independent Albums chart.

Lisa Knowles-Smith was nominated at the 30th Stellar Awards for Traditional Group/Duo of the Year, Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year, and Quartet of the Year.

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Her mother, Vanessa Knowles, is a vocalist of The Brown Singers, which was formed in 1976 by Willie Mae "Brown" Richmond. In 2002, Vanessa was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer, and after undergoing 6 months of chemotherapy and 34 treatments of radiation, the singer was declared cancer-free in April 2003.

Vanessa released a book titled Breast Cancer and Me: Dealing with Your State of Mind to help cancer patients and urge them to seek early detection. Her gospel quartet joined her in her mission to help cancer patients. After 40 years of singing and touring, they ended their annual homecoming anniversary to instead launch "Survivor Fest," an event to educate the gospel community about early cancer detection.

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