Tina Smith, 64, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Unionville, Missouri, on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Tina Marie Smith was born in Columbia, Missouri, on March 26, 1959. She was raised in Canton, Missouri, and graduated from Canton High School. Tina lived for a time in Des Moines, Iowa, before moving to Unionville in 1987. She worked at Casey’s, as a paraprofessional at Putnam County R-1 High School, in the custodial service at Putnam County Care Center, and for ten years at Putnam County Memorial Hospital.
Tina was a person with a bubbly personality who enjoyed having coffee with friends and being around people. She enjoyed Mexican food and collecting snowmen. She loved the holidays and enjoyed watching “Wheel of Fortune.” However, the center of her world was her son, Nathan, his wife, Hannah, and their son, Lincoln. She enjoyed shopping for Lincoln and cherished her two-week visit with Nathan’s family in Italy, where he is stationed in the Air Force. She was able to see a good bit of Italy and Austria.
Tina is survived by her son, Nathan (Hannah) Smith of Sacile, Italy, and her grandson, Lincoln Smith. Her sisters, Amy McDonald, Karla Blair, and Lisa Brown, also survive her. Tina was preceded in death by her mother, Maxine Faye Foust.
Funeral services for Tina will be held at Playle and Collins Family Funeral Home at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2024, with visitation one hour before the service. Interment will be at Forest Grove Cemetery in Canton, Missouri.
Memorials are suggested for a college fund for her grandson, Lincoln, with checks being made payable to Nathan Smith. These may be entrusted to Playle and Collins Family Funeral Home, 709 S. 27th St., Unionville, MO 63565.
