Angela "Angie" Smith

Angela "Angie" Smith Age 54 Years of Smiths Hill South Andros, Bahamas
departed this life at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

She was born at Nassau, New Providence, the Bahamas on Saturday, October 22, 1955.
This child was nicknamed "Angie" and grew up in the small village of Adelaide
where she attended Saint James Anglican Church and received her education
at the Adelaide All Age School. As a child, Angie was a jovial, kind, strong-willed
and honest young woman who enjoyed fishing, climbing trees and dancing.

At the tender age of fifteen (15) Angie left Adelaide village and moved to live
with her older sister Sheila, after claiming her independence and an adult,
Angie moved on her own and was employed as a Barmaid at C. Js Bar.
She was a kindhearted individual who never though anything she had was
too good for any of her relatives who was in need.

In 1985 Angie moved to South Andros, her mother's birth place seeking a
better way of life where she met and wed the late Velock Smith on Sunday, August 07, 1988.
She and Velock never left each other's side. They attended church, fished,
crabbed and traveled together until the time of Velock's demise.
At this point, Angie then resorted to her former means of employment
at the Last Stop Bar as a Barmaid where she worked until 2007.

Angie is preceded in death by her:
Husband: Velock Smith;
Father: Joseph Smith;
Mother: Muriel Taylor;
Sons: Devlyn Leon "Diggie" Smith and Devon McBride;

The Radiance of this "Opal of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
One Son: Sean Cooper of Smiths Hill Andros;
Two Daughters: Nicole Cooper-Bodie (Basil) and Tiffany Dean (Police Corporal 1276 Tabori);
Two Step Sons: Reuben and Ansel Smith;
Three Grand Sons: Earvin and Edrin Bodie and Devon Cooper;
Four Sisters: Roslyn and Gladys Johnson, Francis Rolle (Richard) and Hazel Deal (David);
Numerous: Nephews and Nieces;
Two Aunts: Lucy Evans and Bella Brown;
One Daughter-in-law: Tangie Cooper;
One Sister-in-law: Merlene Smith;
Other loving family and friends including: Claudette White and Linda Rahming.