Emma Ruth Smith Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Emma Ruth Smith in Covert, Michigan, born in Newbern, Tennessee, who passed away on March 23, 2024, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Emma Ruth Smith to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Preston Ferguson and Lillian Ferguson; her husband Arthur Smith; her siblings, L. C. Reed, Ollie Whitfield and Mae Lane; her children, Chester James Smith and Cynthia Marie Smith; and her grandchildren, Demonica Ann Denise Smith and Cordell Madden.
She is survived by: her children, Arthur Smith (Beverly), Demetria McKenzie (Thomas), Larry Smith (Vanessa Fricke), Deborah Paul (Mickey), Alvin Smith (Jeanan), Marvin Smith and Lillian Rollins (Rafale); her niece Carmen Lewis; and her close friend Margaret Cooper-McDonald. She is also survived by nineteen grandchildren; forty-seven great grandchildren; forty-seven great-great, grandchildren.
