Wanita P. Smith, age 80 formerly of Clinton passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Missouri.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri with interment in the Kidds Chapel Cemetery, Appleton City, Missouri. Visitation will be one hour prior to funeral service also at Chapel. Family suggests memorial contributions to the Wanita P. Smith Memorial Fund and can be left in care of funeral home. Fond memories may be shared online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Wanita was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Clinton, Missouri.

Survivors include her son-in-law, Richard "Rick" Hartl and granddaughter, Kimberly Hartl, both of Springfield, Missouri; four brothers Cecil Johnson (Deloris) and James Johnson (Elsie) both of Clinton, Missouri, Paul Johnson (Fran), Grain Valley, Missouri, Rev. Harold Johnson (Mary), Bolivar, Missouri; four sisters-in-law Margie Gailey (Melvin), Lansing, Kansas, Sue Christiansen (David), Urbandale, Iowa, Nellie Curry (Arnie), Fairplay, Missouri and Linda Straw, Claremore, Oklahoma; two brothers-in-law Jack Smith (Joanne), Independence, Missouri and Jim Smith (Karen), Parkville, Missouri; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.