Nina Griffin Smith

NINA GRIFFIN SMITH, age 107 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, before moving to Alto Mrs. Smith resided in Chicago and in Atlanta most of her life. Mrs. Smith was born in Fort Payne DeKalb County, AL, on January 7, 1905, to the late John Oscar and Christina Rains Griffin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, A.T. Smith, four sisters, two brothers, and three great-grandsons. Mrs. Smith was a member of First Baptist Church, Cornelia. She rode a train from Crossville, TN to Chicago to meet her future husband A.T. Smith and they were married for 77 years at his death. Mrs. Smith was a retired teacher and homemaker. She taught school in a one room school in Alabama and also taught in Atlanta. Mrs. Smith was a pianist in First Alliance Church in Atlanta and also played in First Baptist Church Sunday School, in Cornelia. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Buster Cleveland, Alto; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Evelyn Smith, Tucker and Thurston and Diane Smith, West Columbia, TX; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Smith was last of her immediate family. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia with Rev. Gene Todd officiating. Interment will follow in the Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from noon to the funeral hour. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia. (706)778-7123