Tonya Smith

Tonya Smith, age 19, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away on Saturday January 16, 2010 in Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Her memorial service wase held at 1:30 PM Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake with Rev. Carlton Shaw. Visitation was Friday from 4 to 7 PM at Winter Funeral Home, 414 First St. NW, Buffalo Center, and 1 hour before the service on Saturday at the church. Tonya Renee?Smith was brought into this world on February 21, 1990, to Mark and Shaun (Farrow) Smith. She was raised in Rake and relocated to Punta Gordo, Florida in 2002. There she met and fell madly in love with her fiancé Jesse Fox. They were inseparable and spent their time with friends and family. They enjoyed swimming in the ocean, riding motorcycles, fishing, and horseback riding. Together, they loved and cared for their Pit bull, Red Dog, and rescued any pet that needed a good home. Tonya is survived by her parents: Shaun Smith of Huntley, MN and Mark Smith of Albion, IN; fiancée Jesse Fox of Tallahassee, FL; six sisters: Jessica Jones and special friend Loren Sherman of Ankeny, IA; Jennifer Jones and special friend Shawn Wumkes of Ankeny, IA; Tia Smith of ...[more]

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untley, MN; Jade Wipplinger of Albert Lea, MN; Jessica Wipplinger of Albert Lea, MN; and Tarryn Smith of Albion, IN; four brothers: Brandon Smith and wife Angel of Georgia; Chandler Smith of Albion, IN; Kayden Smith of Albion, IN; and Joshua Jones of Tallahassee, FL; nephews: Jace and Jaden Smith of Georgia; grandparents: Dick and Leona Farrow of Swea City; Herman English of Red Lake, MN; and William Smith of Albion, IN; and many aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by two grandmothers: Constance Monroe and Racine Smith; her uncle Justus Deegan; and by Charles Dess and Crystal Stone.