Imogene Smith

IMY TOOK THIS WORLD BY STORM ON MARCH 7, 1934 AND LEFT IT BEHIND ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2017. SHE IS ONE OF 11 CHILDREN OF JIM AND RETTA TREADWAY COBB AND THEY WAIT FOR HER ALONG WITH ONE INFANT BROTHER, ELSWORTH, A MUCH LOVED BROTHER AND SISTER, BILLY COBB AND VICKI BERRY. SHE IS ALSO NOW HAPPILY REUNITED WITH HER BELOVED DAGUTER IN LAW, JANIE BERRY SMITH. ALSO WAITING FOR HER ARE HER LATE IN-LAWS WILLIAM AND CORA VAN BEBBER SMITH .

SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AS ARE HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. IMY WAS MARRIED EARLY IN LIFE TO RALPH ‘JUNE” SMITH AND TOGETHER THEY USHERED 5 CHILDREN INTO THE WORLD: KATHY SMITH, MICHEAL (FAYE) SMITH, JEFF SMITH, SHARON (MIKE) PATTON ALL OF SPEEDWELL, TN AND NANCY (SAM) SPROLES OF NEW TAZEWELL, TN. SHE LIVED HER LIFE FOR HER CHILDREN BUT THE LIGHT OF HER LIFE WAS HER GRANDCHILDREN: SCOTT AND CHRIS HOSKINS, NICKI SMITH, TRAVIS (SHELLEY) MARTIN, TYLER (BRITTANY) SMITH, AMY (DANIEL) HOWE AND ESPECIALLY ALICIA PATTON. SHE ALSO HAS 8 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN WHOM SHE LOVED DEARLY. HER 4 BROTHERS: JOHN, JIMMY, ROBERT AND TONY COBB, ALL GOT A KICK OUT OF BEING AROUND HER. IMY AND HER 3 REMAINING SISTERS ALL MARRIED 4 BROTHERS WHICH MADE LIFE INTERESTING: KATE SMITH (JAMES), CHRIS SMITH (ROD) AND LORENE SMITH (THE LATE FRANK) AND THE LATE GREEN SMITH. SHE ALSO HAS A MULTITUDE OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS WHOM SHE LOVED AND WHO LOVE HER. SHE WAS A SPIT FIRE WHO MADE HER PRESENCE AND OPINION KNOWN. SHE WAS CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE, ALWAYS BUSY WITH SOMETHING. SHE TAUGHT HER FAMILY TO WORK HARD AND LOVE FIERCLY. SHE TOUCHED A LOT OF LIVES AND WAS LOVED BY MANY. SHE NOW RESTS AND IS AT PEACE.

THE FAMIY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 5 UNTIL 7 P.M. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 AT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS WITH SERVICE TO FOLLOW. BURIAL AT 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY IN THE HILL CEMETERY. SPEAKERS AND SINGERS : FLEET SMITH, AMY PATTON-HOWE, RUSSELL FIGUERIA, JENNIFER FIGUERIA, ROY GENE SMITH AND JOE PRICHARD

PALLBEARERS: TYLER SMITH, DANIEL HOWE, JOE PRITCHARD, FLEET SMITH, BILL SOWDER, SAM SPAROLES.

COFFEY FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.