Ernestine Mema Underhill SMARTT

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Ernestine "Mema" Underhill Smartt, age 81, was born October 15, 1926 and died October 11, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Rockford Textiles, retired manager at Spangler Towers and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lula Page Underhill. She was married to John Harris Smartt who preceded her in death in 1977. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Charlene Griffin and granddaughter, Marie Hollandsworth. She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and Willis Crouch, Jr. and Nancy and Jeff Lance both of McMinnville, Debbie and Ralph West of Sparta, TN and Judy and Phil Griffin of Ft. Myers, FL; son, Johnny Ezra Smartt of McMinnville; grandchildren, Peggy Melton, Carrie Cowan, Jason Crouch, Nancy Parks, Ralph West, Jr., Natasha Elrod and eight other grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank Underhill, Jr. of McMinnville and Jerry Wayne Underhill of Rock Island, TN and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in High's Chapel with Danny Sullivan and Carson Rust officiating. Burial followed in the Armstrong Cemetery.