Juanita (Nita Baby) Smith was born Mary 3, 1955 in New Madrid, MO, to Joe Humphrey and Versa Lee Miles Humphrey. She was one of 10 siblings born to this union.
She attended MT. Pisgah Freewill Baptist Church and marries Albert J. Smith, 01/17/1973, to this union was born four children.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Rosie Humphrey Anderson, Ollie Mae Humphrey, Ruby Humphrey Cater; five brothers, Claude Lee Humphrey, Henry Humphrey, Willie Lee Humphrey, Bennie Lee Humphrey, and Ricky Lane Humphrey.
She is survived by one daughter, Tewanna Denise (James) Ross, Hudson Illinois, three sons Albert J Smith Jr, (Tara Neal) of New Madrid, Felawn (Sommers) Smith, New Madrid, and Issac (Kashina) Smith of Howardville, one sister, Maebell (Spence) Turner of Kalamazoo, MI; one brother, Melvin (Anna) Humphrey of Clarksburg, Maryland, her step-children, two great-grandchildren, 22 grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends
Services at Mt. Olive Baptist Church