Mrs. Leisa Kay Smith, 46, of Spring Place, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at Murray Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her father, Charles W. "Tommy" Thompson.
Mrs. Smith was an English teacher at Southeast High School for more than 24 years and also an advisor for the Raider Review.
Leisa was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church where her husband was the pastor.
She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Ronnie Smith of Spring Place; son, Tommy Smith of Spring Place; mother, Betty Thompson of Chatsworth; sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Scott Hall of Chatsworth; father-in-law and mother-in-law, the Rev. James and Lillie Smith of Spring Place; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chuck and Jyanna Smith of Chatsworth; Chad and Lisa Smith of Ringgold; nieces and nephews, Zach Hall, Josh Hall, Taira Smith, Trent Smith, Hannah Smith, Justus Smith and Aaron Smith.
Services are Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast High School with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday after 4 p.m.Arrangements made with integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home and Crematory of Chatsworth
October 21, 2009
Southeast students, staff mourn loss of teacher
By Rachel Brown
There's been a hole at Southeast High School since 24-year English teacher Leisa Smith passed away on Tuesday.
Sherrian Hall, a recently retired English teacher from Southeast, said Smith was "one of the most positive, uplifting people" she'd ever met, someone who was "very full of the joy of life and love for everyone," and someone who thought of her students as her children.
"The students will be very affected," Hall said. "It really just shocks everyone, and I guess it makes us all realize how fragile life is."
Smith was 46. An adviser for the Raider Review student newspaper, she was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church, where her husband Ronnie is the pastor.
Gary Otts, a retired assistant principal from Southeast, said he remembers Smith's enthusiasm when she came to the school as a new teacher.
"She was jolly, good-natured, always wanting to do a real good job," he said.
Smith's class Web page describes her love for the school and her passion for English.
"I love, love, love teaching English ...!" she wrote. "I am proud to be a part of the Raider Nation. There is no better high school in Georgia!"
According to the school's Web site, her hobbies were reading, watching Raider football, watching HGTV and doing home projects, church activities, and hanging out with her family. She graduated from Rhea County (Tenn.) High School and received her undergraduate degree from Tennessee Tech University.
Funeral services will be Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating. The family will receive friends at Shawn Chapman Funeral Home in Chatsworth today after 4 p.m.
Leisa Smith
Language Arts Teacher
Language Arts Department
[email protected]
http://classjump.com/leisasmith-English/
Schools, Universities, and Degrees
Rhea County High School
B. S. Secondary English, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Hobbies
Reading, watching Raider Football, watching HGTV and doing home projects,
church activities (I am a pastor's wife), and hanging out with my family
She was preceded in death by her father, Charles W. "Tommy" Thompson.
Mrs. Smith was an English teacher at Southeast High School for more than 24 years and also an advisor for the Raider Review.
Leisa was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church where her husband was the pastor.
She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Ronnie Smith of Spring Place; son, Tommy Smith of Spring Place; mother, Betty Thompson of Chatsworth; sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Scott Hall of Chatsworth; father-in-law and mother-in-law, the Rev. James and Lillie Smith of Spring Place; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chuck and Jyanna Smith of Chatsworth; Chad and Lisa Smith of Ringgold; nieces and nephews, Zach Hall, Josh Hall, Taira Smith, Trent Smith, Hannah Smith, Justus Smith and Aaron Smith.
Services are Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast High School with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday after 4 p.m.Arrangements made with integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home and Crematory of Chatsworth
October 21, 2009
Southeast students, staff mourn loss of teacher
By Rachel Brown
There's been a hole at Southeast High School since 24-year English teacher Leisa Smith passed away on Tuesday.
Sherrian Hall, a recently retired English teacher from Southeast, said Smith was "one of the most positive, uplifting people" she'd ever met, someone who was "very full of the joy of life and love for everyone," and someone who thought of her students as her children.
"The students will be very affected," Hall said. "It really just shocks everyone, and I guess it makes us all realize how fragile life is."
Smith was 46. An adviser for the Raider Review student newspaper, she was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church, where her husband Ronnie is the pastor.
Gary Otts, a retired assistant principal from Southeast, said he remembers Smith's enthusiasm when she came to the school as a new teacher.
"She was jolly, good-natured, always wanting to do a real good job," he said.
Smith's class Web page describes her love for the school and her passion for English.
"I love, love, love teaching English ...!" she wrote. "I am proud to be a part of the Raider Nation. There is no better high school in Georgia!"
According to the school's Web site, her hobbies were reading, watching Raider football, watching HGTV and doing home projects, church activities, and hanging out with her family. She graduated from Rhea County (Tenn.) High School and received her undergraduate degree from Tennessee Tech University.
Funeral services will be Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating. The family will receive friends at Shawn Chapman Funeral Home in Chatsworth today after 4 p.m.
Leisa Smith
Language Arts Teacher
Language Arts Department
[email protected]
http://classjump.com/leisasmith-English/
Schools, Universities, and Degrees
Rhea County High School
B. S. Secondary English, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Hobbies
Reading, watching Raider Football, watching HGTV and doing home projects,
church activities (I am a pastor's wife), and hanging out with my family
Mrs. Leisa Kay Smith, 46, of Spring Place, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at Murray Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her father, Charles W. "Tommy" Thompson.
Mrs. Smith was an English teacher at Southeast High School for more than 24 years and also an advisor for the Raider Review.
Leisa was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church where her husband was the pastor.
She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Ronnie Smith of Spring Place; son, Tommy Smith of Spring Place; mother, Betty Thompson of Chatsworth; sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Scott Hall of Chatsworth; father-in-law and mother-in-law, the Rev. James and Lillie Smith of Spring Place; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chuck and Jyanna Smith of Chatsworth; Chad and Lisa Smith of Ringgold; nieces and nephews, Zach Hall, Josh Hall, Taira Smith, Trent Smith, Hannah Smith, Justus Smith and Aaron Smith.
Services are Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast High School with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday after 4 p.m.Arrangements made with integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home and Crematory of Chatsworth
October 21, 2009
Southeast students, staff mourn loss of teacher
By Rachel Brown
There's been a hole at Southeast High School since 24-year English teacher Leisa Smith passed away on Tuesday.
Sherrian Hall, a recently retired English teacher from Southeast, said Smith was "one of the most positive, uplifting people" she'd ever met, someone who was "very full of the joy of life and love for everyone," and someone who thought of her students as her children.
"The students will be very affected," Hall said. "It really just shocks everyone, and I guess it makes us all realize how fragile life is."
Smith was 46. An adviser for the Raider Review student newspaper, she was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church, where her husband Ronnie is the pastor.
Gary Otts, a retired assistant principal from Southeast, said he remembers Smith's enthusiasm when she came to the school as a new teacher.
"She was jolly, good-natured, always wanting to do a real good job," he said.
Smith's class Web page describes her love for the school and her passion for English.
"I love, love, love teaching English ...!" she wrote. "I am proud to be a part of the Raider Nation. There is no better high school in Georgia!"
According to the school's Web site, her hobbies were reading, watching Raider football, watching HGTV and doing home projects, church activities, and hanging out with her family. She graduated from Rhea County (Tenn.) High School and received her undergraduate degree from Tennessee Tech University.
Funeral services will be Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating. The family will receive friends at Shawn Chapman Funeral Home in Chatsworth today after 4 p.m.
Leisa Smith
Language Arts Teacher
Language Arts Department
[email protected]
http://classjump.com/leisasmith-English/
Schools, Universities, and Degrees
Rhea County High School
B. S. Secondary English, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Hobbies
Reading, watching Raider Football, watching HGTV and doing home projects,
church activities (I am a pastor's wife), and hanging out with my family
She was preceded in death by her father, Charles W. "Tommy" Thompson.
Mrs. Smith was an English teacher at Southeast High School for more than 24 years and also an advisor for the Raider Review.
Leisa was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church where her husband was the pastor.
She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Ronnie Smith of Spring Place; son, Tommy Smith of Spring Place; mother, Betty Thompson of Chatsworth; sister and brother-in-law, Cindy and Scott Hall of Chatsworth; father-in-law and mother-in-law, the Rev. James and Lillie Smith of Spring Place; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chuck and Jyanna Smith of Chatsworth; Chad and Lisa Smith of Ringgold; nieces and nephews, Zach Hall, Josh Hall, Taira Smith, Trent Smith, Hannah Smith, Justus Smith and Aaron Smith.
Services are Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast High School with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday after 4 p.m.Arrangements made with integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home and Crematory of Chatsworth
October 21, 2009
Southeast students, staff mourn loss of teacher
By Rachel Brown
There's been a hole at Southeast High School since 24-year English teacher Leisa Smith passed away on Tuesday.
Sherrian Hall, a recently retired English teacher from Southeast, said Smith was "one of the most positive, uplifting people" she'd ever met, someone who was "very full of the joy of life and love for everyone," and someone who thought of her students as her children.
"The students will be very affected," Hall said. "It really just shocks everyone, and I guess it makes us all realize how fragile life is."
Smith was 46. An adviser for the Raider Review student newspaper, she was also a Sunday school teacher and youth worker at Zion Hill Baptist Church, where her husband Ronnie is the pastor.
Gary Otts, a retired assistant principal from Southeast, said he remembers Smith's enthusiasm when she came to the school as a new teacher.
"She was jolly, good-natured, always wanting to do a real good job," he said.
Smith's class Web page describes her love for the school and her passion for English.
"I love, love, love teaching English ...!" she wrote. "I am proud to be a part of the Raider Nation. There is no better high school in Georgia!"
According to the school's Web site, her hobbies were reading, watching Raider football, watching HGTV and doing home projects, church activities, and hanging out with her family. She graduated from Rhea County (Tenn.) High School and received her undergraduate degree from Tennessee Tech University.
Funeral services will be Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Southeast with the Rev. Bob Bagley and the Rev. Scott Crow officiating. The family will receive friends at Shawn Chapman Funeral Home in Chatsworth today after 4 p.m.
Leisa Smith
Language Arts Teacher
Language Arts Department
[email protected]
http://classjump.com/leisasmith-English/
Schools, Universities, and Degrees
Rhea County High School
B. S. Secondary English, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
Hobbies
Reading, watching Raider Football, watching HGTV and doing home projects,
church activities (I am a pastor's wife), and hanging out with my family
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