Patricia Sue Smith

Patricia Sue Smith, age 86, of Albion, Michigan, passed peacefully at home into eternal life with her Lord and Savior on March 5, 2026. Born on July 27, 1939, in the daughter of the late Hiram and Gertrude Tackett, Pat worked as a Nurses Aid at Albion Community Hospital for 25 years. A longtime member of UPCI Pentecostal Church, she remained active at the Senior Center of Martin, Tennessee. She found great joy in tending her flowers, garden, and yard, and loved to bake, cook, drink coffee, and collect recipe books. Above all, Pat cherished time spent with her friends and family, and she was remembered as the best Bible Quizzing Coach ever.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan M. Smith; her daughter, Niaetta Lea Manthei; and several siblings. Pat is survived by her children, Sadonna Mae Smith of Martin, TN and Ritha Renee (Allen) Howell of Albion, MI; grandchildren: Olivia (Trevor) Jones, Victoria Schoen, Alaina Manthei, Hailee London, Jason Howell, Lindsay (Kacey) Clark, Amy (Sergio) Howell, Kalinda Vogel, Nate Miller, Hannah Howell, Maxx (Han) Canute, and Jared Howell; 25 great-grandchildren; her brother, Sherwood Tackett of Martin, TN; and many nieces and nephews.

Services honoring Pat’s life were held in both Michigan and Tennessee. She was laid to rest beside her husband, Nathan, at East Side Cemetery in Martin, Tennessee.