Vivian A. Smith

SMITH, Vivian A., age 76, of Dayton, died Friday, September 7, 2007. She was born April 11, 1931 in Hazard, KY, the daughter of the late Hayes T. and Myrtle M. (Anderson) Risden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Noah W. Smith; one daughter, Carolyn S. Seidenstricker; three sisters, Evelyn, Betty, and Norma; one brother, JR; one grandson, Harold R. Allen. She is survived by her five children, John R. (Theresa) Smith, Shirley A. (Ray) Allen, Rickey D. (Lequetta) Smith, Patricia L. Kirkland, Pamela M. (Carlos) Moyers; two sisters, Margaret Ann Mitchell and Carolyn "Maxine" Witt; grandchildren, Christine, David, Roger, Sherry, Mike, Tim, Bryan, Roger, Patricia, Amanda, Randy, Ashley, Ceira and Joey; great-grandchildren, Ian, Shawn, Evan, Dale, Paul, Matthew, Liz, Melissa, Karen, Joey, Josh, Jessie, Sarah, Thomas, Aubrey, Ezekiel, Brock, and Javier; great-great-grandchildren, David, Caylin, Brett, and Levi; host of other family and friends. Visitation will be held Monday, September 10, 2007 from 5-9 p.m. at the Spaulding Road Church of God in Dayton (1658 Spaulding Rd.) where funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Larry Thomas and Rev. Lonnie Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. To send message to the family online, visit www.NewcomerFamily.com. She was the world's greatest Mother and enriched the lives of all who knew her. It was truly our honor to love and be loved by you. We will miss you as long as we live.