Obituary of Michelle L. Smith

Michelle L. Smith, 37, of Coralville, died Monday, January 6, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Michelle Laynnette Smith was born on October 12, 1982, in Ft. Worth, Texas the daughter of Patricia Smith and Michael Bagley. Her surviving family includes her mother, Patricia Smith; father, Michael Bagley; three daughters, Deiveon Q. Smith, Adanna L.H. Kalu and Alysa M. Smith; Fiancée, Chine Harrell; her siblings, Tony Smith, Michael Smith, Wayne Smith and Trina Smith; aunts and uncles, Nancy Aldridge, Carolyn Bagley, Jetta Phyllis Baker, Horace Baker and Kenneth Baker and many more; cousins, Doneka Tamplin and many more including nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Millie Bagley; grandfather, Fred Allen; brother, Michael Smith; sister, Trina Smith; and Michelle’s daughter, Miracle Smith. Michelle is a loyal and faithful person, she love everyone even if they scared her. Very forgiving and passionate when it comes to Christ, she always knew if someone was unhappy she would say something spunky to cheer them up. The world lost a person that inspired faith beyond limits, and she lefts footprints in many hearts.