Nina Jo Smith Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Nina Jo Smith of Atkins, Arkansas, born in Oak Grove, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 78, on February 9, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Nina Jo Smith to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Quenton Wright and Edna Duvall Wright; her brother Bill Wright; her husband Charles Lay; and her children, James Dale Chronister and Wendy Janell Lay.

She is survived by: her significant other Charles Smith; her daughter Julia Gail (Terry Small); her stepchildren, Tanya Lay, Lynell Albrecht (Gary), Lisa Pew (Jeff), Charlotte Milliken (Randy) and Melissa Wheeler (Monty); her grandchildren, Nathan Chronister, Brook Chronister, Eric Small, Cory Small (Kayla), Marcia Michelle Lay and Wade Garrett Lay; her great grandchildren, Natalie, Corbin, Emmet Small, Jordan, Neveah and Elijah; her sister Carolyn Hays; her nieces, Sandra and Faith; her stepgrandchildren, Savannah Westmoreland, Jacob Westmoreland, Nicholas Bottoms, Ethan Bratton, Corey Garrett, Kasie Garrett, Braden Garrett and Tyler Garrett; and her stepgreat-grandchildren, Ava Westmoreland, Aubree Westmoreland, Ariana Westmoreland Parker Garrett, Easton Garrett, Caleb Garrett and Carter Garrett.