Obituary of Pauline Smith Martin

PAULINE SMITH WAS BORN ON 12/23/1935 TO BERTHA KATIE SMITH & JAMES FRANKLIN SMITH, IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. SHE WAS BORN AS THE 9TH CHILD OUT OF 11 CHILDREN. SHE HAD THE FONDEST CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF HER GRANDMOTHER, CALLIE D. ALLUMS AND HER AUNT ESSIE LEE ( SISTER) IN 1953 SHE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES WITH HER SISTER, WILLIE BELL SAUNDERS. SOON AFTER, IN 1956 SHE MOVED TO TACOMA, WA. SHE WAS MARRIED TWICE; TO HENRY WAGONER, AND TO MELVIN MARTIN. MICHELLE R.MARTIN WAS BORN INTO THE MARRIAGE OF HER AND MELVIN IN 1969. SHE SPENT MOST OF HER YEARS HONORING HER BELIEF IN RESPECTING HER ELDERS, WORKING AS A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT. DEDICATING HER LIFE TO RAISING HER DAUGHTER, AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER MICHELLE R.(MARTIN) COATES, GRANDSON “EDDIE”-WILLIAM E. COATES III, GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER, ANEIIA TERAIE COATES (DUE 5/31 OR 6/1 2009 HER NIECE PATRICIA ANN (SMITH –ELLIS) WEAVER, WHOM SHE LOVED AS A DAUGHTER. GRAND NEPHEW, JIMMIE ANDRE ELLIS, GGRAND NIECE, DALISHA GWEE- ELLIS- BRUMFIELD. FUTURE GRAND-DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, JUSTINA T. WARD-COATES. HER SON-IN-LAW S’‘ZEAK’ DAVID SMITH & WILLIAM E. COATES JR. HER SISTERS, WILLIE SAUNDERS (CA), ANNIE RUTH TAYLOR(AL). HER BROTHERS HERMAN SMITH & RICHARD SMITH (CA). GREAT & GRAND NEPHEWS RAMONE JORDAN & RAMONE DANIELS ,AND MANY NEICES & NEPHEWS. SHE HAS MOVED ON TO JOIN HER MOTHER, BERTHA KATIE SMITH. HER HUSBAND, MELVIN J. MARTIN. HER NIECE (LIKE SISTER) GWENDOLYN MILLER. HER SISTERS FRANCIS, DOROTHY SMITH, & ADELLA ADAMS, AND MANY OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WEEKS BEFORE HER PASSING SHE CONSTANTLY TOLD US THAT SHE WAS GOING HOME. WEAR SHE IS RESTING IN PEACE. HALLELUJAH & REJOICE!!! Viewing to be held 5-8PM Friday, 4/17 at Edwards Memorial Center, 3005 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, WA 98466. FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST, THANK GOD ALMIGHTY I’M FREE AT LAST!!