Mrs. Mary "LaNita" Smith, age 82, of Murray, Kentucky died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at the Murray Calloway County Hospital.
She was a retired employee of Fisher Price; she was a member of the Glendale Road Church of Christ.
She was born in Graves County, Kentucky, of July 26, 1932 to the late Sewell F and Grace E. Jones Jordon. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Z.B. Russell Jr. and second husband James Rudolph Smith; one sister, Carlene Usher; one brother, Bryan Jordon.
She is survived by one daughter, Debbie Miller and husband John of Murray, Kentucky; one son, Kevin Russell and wife Lana of Murray, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Jill Adams and husband Chip of Murray, Kentucky and Greg Miller and wife Nicole of San Angelo, Texas; two step grandchildren, Tammy Thompson and husband Michael of Murray, Kentucky and Chris Garland and wife Shanna of Bowling Green, Kentucky; six great grandchildren and four step great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, August 30, 2014 in the chapel of the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home. John Dale, Jason Hart and Garry Evans will officiate with burial to follow in the Murray City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, August 29, 2014 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home
Expressions of sympathy may be made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, Tennessee 38101 or Glendale Road Church of Christ, 1101 Glendale Road, Murray, Kentucky 42071
Online condolences may be made at www.thejhchurchillfuneralhome.com
The J.H. Churchill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.