Amy (Douglas) Smith, age 58, of Jellico

Amy Elizabeth (Douglas) Smith, age 58, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Jellico Regional Hospital.

She was born on December 9, 1964, in Jellico, TN, to the late Marshall “Boxie” Douglas and Sarah Amy (Overton) Douglas. 

Amy was a graduate of Jellico High School – Class of 1983.  She also graduated from the Nursing Program at Tennessee Vocational School.  She had been a much beloved nurse at the Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center for 38 years. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Carl Marple, Sr., Reece Marple, Earl Marple, and Kenneth Marple; and two sisters, Janice Marple and Linda Partin.   

She is survived by her husband, Mike Smith, of Jellico; daughter, Sarah Smith, and son, Aaron Smith, both of Jellico; sister, Charlotte F. Douglas, of Jellico; brother, Ray Douglas, of Reading, Ohio; uncle, Hugh Overton, of Ohio; four nephews, James Marple, and wife, Mary, Carl Marple, and wife, Barbara, Matthew Partin, and wife, Rhonda, and Jeffrey Marple; niece, Marsha Davidson; special cousin, Deborah Overton; sister-in-law, Jennifer Wyatt, and husband, Mark; father-in-law and mother-in-law, James Smith and Betty (Acuff) Smith, of Kingsport, TN; numerous beloved residents and co-workers – past and present – at Williamsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center; and countless friends, neighbors, and other relatives to mourn her passing.

The family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday afternoon, November 2, 2023, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Cox & Son Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will immediately follow on Thursday afternoon, November 2, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at the Cox & Son Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. E. Wayne Barton, II, officiating.

Interment will follow in the Douglas Cemetery.

Cox & Son Funeral Home of Jellico is in charge of all arrangements.

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