Jolene Tyson Smith 89, was born to parents Dewey and Minnie Lee Tyson on December 5, 1934 in the small town of Meigs, Georgia and passed on October 7, 2024 at her home in Clermont, Florida surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Jolene first married Dr John R Arnold with whom she had four children and resided in Windermere and then the Orlando Country Club. Her second marriage was to Richard “Dick” Smith with whom she resided in Windermere at Isleworth Country Club. Together they travelled extensively.
Jolene was always full of energy, upbeat, and constantly doing something productive. She was also an avid tennis player and a fierce competitor on the court and excelled in golf, earning a hole in one at Isleworth Country Club. She is deeply missed and is survived by sister Jean Bushway (Birmingham, Al.), two sons John Jr. and J Robert and grandchildren Joshua, Jason, Jackson, John Forrest, and Kendal as well as two daughters Kathryn and Susan, and grandchildren Austin and Garrett Pitts, and Hanna.
A celebration of life for Jolene will be held on Tuesday, December 10th from 11-2 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha 34734.
