Juanita May Centers Smith Obituary (1924

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Juanita Mae Centers Smith Mrs. Juanita Mae Centers Smith, age 89, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on May 19, 1924 in Charleston, Illinois. She was the loving daughter of the late Taylor and Tina Hobbs Centers. She spent her early childhood years in Hazel Green and Rogers, Kentucky. She moved to Indiana as a teenager. Juanita was united in marriage on July 6, 1946 in Madison to William "Bill" Smith. This happy union was blessed with two daughters. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. Juanita had worked early in life at the Charlestown Ammunition Powder Plant in Charlestown, Indiana. She loved sewing and crafting. Juanita collected dolls and frog figurines. She enjoyed hiking, Country music, especially Ernest Tubbs, Hank Williams, Sr. and Loretta Lynn. Juanita was a great cook and baker. She enjoyed mother nature and would always comment on the beauty of the fall foliage, and the beauty of a Sunset. She found great enjoyment in vacationing, camping with her husband, sister and brother in law, visiting childhood areas in Kentucky. Juanita was of the Protestant faith and enjoyed reading her Bible and loved God. Juanita died on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 2:50 a.m. at The Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Juanita will be missed by her loving daughters, Brenda Sue Sullivan and Judy K. Cutshaw both of Madison, Indiana; her loving grandchildren, Tim Jones, Doug Jones and Samantha Jones; her brothers, Scotty and Clint Centers of Madison, Indiana; her sisters, Betty Wright of Madison, Indiana, Jewel Holland of Mt. Orab, Ohio, Wanda Burkhardt of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Taylor and Tina Hobbs Centers; her loving husband, William "Bill" Smith, died December 18, 1986; her sisters, Norma "Dean" Willoughby and Fay Brown; her brother, Ellis Centers; her half sister, Vada Thacker; her half brother, Loney Centers. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 15, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. by Pastor Troy Hedges at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens,9306 North US 421 near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Thursday from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Donor's Choice. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Juanita May Centers Smith, please click here to visit our sympathy store.