Amanda Smith
Amanda Jane Smith, 23, of Springfield, died at 3:54 am, Sunday, August 19, 2012. She was born August 5, 1989 in Springfield to Robert E. and Kathy M. Harris Smith.
Survivors include one daughter, Rakiah Cole of Springfield; one son, Joziah Cole of Springfield; parents, Robert E. (Sandra) Smith of Springfield and Kathy M. Harris of Springfield; three sisters, Ashley Smith, Angela Harris and Cassandra Jane Smith all of Springfield; three brothers, David (Crystal) Smith of Green Bay, WI, Harold Harris and Robert Smith both of Springfield; grandmother, Kay Bristow of Springfield and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her grandparents Mary Jane and Paul Donald Smith and her grandfather, Harold Allen preceded her in death.
Amanda was a manager at Papa John’s since 2005. She loved life and was an outgoing person. She enjoyed drawing, dance and spending time with her family and friends.
Visitation: 10 am-12 noon, Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Staab Funeral Home.
Funeral Service: 12 noon, Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Staab Funeral Home with Pastor Ladd Sonnenberg officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Amanda Smith Memorial Fund in care of Illini Bank.
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christiana little posted on 11/19/20
Hey, Aunt Amanda, it's been a while. I hope you really are dancing with the angels, I hope you are being happy and enjoying the moments with papa. My mom misses you so much and so do I. Me and the rest of our family have been going through a lot since you left. I would do anything to bring you back. My moms say GOD took you out because you deserved better. I try not to think about the bad things but I do think about you. I miss you so much. I wish I could restart my whole life maybe I would have made better decisions. But anyway I hope you are looking down on me to remember all those years you were still there. shame on the girl who did this to you. But just make sure you are living the best afterlife you can. I hope one day I'll be dancing with you and papa and everyone else who has passed. But anyway I wish you were still here just playing with my hair and playing with me in general. I feel like if you and papa were still here our family would be so torn apart. I hope you know I love you so much. And I miss you guys too. And tell papa that I hope everything is best for him and that I love him so much. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH
Rakiah posted on 8/26/20
why are you gone the only thing i was ever close to is gone and now i don't have you to hold your hand to hug when i'm about to go asleep and i don't have you to say i love you mommy straight to your face even though i say it all the time even though your not here i really wish you were her mom i miss you so much i cry ever day because i want you here so badly if i had one wish it would be to bring you back to life and i would hug you and never let you out of my site i love you mommy and yeah i'm in 8th grade now its hard but i'll get through it because your in my heart and watching above me and telling me to stay brave and be kind because if your kind you'll get places and your telling me to stay strong because if i'm weak i can't do anything if i'm strong i can do anything i want.so yeah i keep listening to you and i do get what i want but not every thing i want because i don't want anything in the world exact you.....i love you and i hope your doing good in heaven it must be fun because god will always be with you and you will always be with me. so yeah dad on the other hand is doing way to much i try to get him to spend time with us but he rather do drugs instead but its cool he has problems to on his part but that still does not mean he can't spend time with us anyways Angie and karma and Christina and nana and tone and asia and grandma Kathy and Cassie and her other kids are doing good well one day we went down there to see my mom and spend time with them my grandparents Michael and marry wouldn't let me spend time with them just for two nights but they don't like Angie so that's why i don't know why but i had through i fit and then they put me in somewhere to get help i don't need help because i am a brave and strong and sweet and kind kid but grandpa says i needed help and the put bruises on me hit me on the face and on my left arm but i really don't care anyways but then he lied about me pulling marry's hair but i didn't she pulled my hair three time one pulled my hair two pulled it back and three pulled me to the floor and i couldn't breath and asked her to stop but she didn't and now i'm doing fine even though i want to live with grandma Kathy or Angie or Cassie because they were the closet thing to me since you died i was in foster care and i was in their house i was so bad and always throw fits because of that stupid medication i was on but now i'm off of that but yeah anyways i'm doing fine i'm happy actually i'm not i act like i'm happy on the outside but in the inside i'm dying and crying filled with tires because i want to die so badly be i miss you but i want to be with you but yeah on the other hand i'm trying to stay alive well i will give it 5 days if not i'm killing myself i'm just tired of life and i want to be my mommy......or with Angie or Cassie or grandma Kathy i don't care what it takes i want you mommy i'm about to cry so badly right now because i miss you so so so so much
Rakiah posted on 10/2/19
hey mom i miss you so much its rakiah by the way i rember the days we had toghter its so sad that your gone i will always miss you your in my heart and i still wish you were her i used to brad your hair i really miss you mommy i wish you were her please come back home to me in my arms but yea i playing basketball and i made the team i am always depressed because ever sence you died i've tried my best but it hurts i try my best to be happy but inside im sad and i cry all the time and i think of you all the time i really really really miss mommy jojo made a football team and basketball team ive mad a lot of freinds this year i sleep in your shirts all the time and i have some of your shirts and shorts i sleep in them somtimes i miss mommy please come home i can't live with out you i need you your the only one that i will always have in my heart and guess what i have some of your pictures when i was a baby and when joziah was a baby and we were with you i miss you and i love you so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so much bye mommy i wish never went to work when i told you to stay i knew that something bad was going to happend i wish you still here bye mommy love:rakiah
Alysha posted on 9/24/12
r.i.p amada u will live on like the angel u are and were to everyone
Stephanie. posted on 9/5/12
Rest In Peace Amanda.. Your missed by so many! Watch over everyone.
Christina Roach posted on 8/27/12
R.I.P. AMANDA u may b gone but u r still n my heart u will live on threw all of ur family n friends its so hard 2 accet the ur gone feels like just yesterday we where ridden the school but home from school and gitten ready for picture day 2gether and ridden around thinken we knew everything man where we so wrong lol this world will never be the same without ur laugh and smile u r amazing i love u and i know u r up there watchen us u keep an eye on granny n mema and all the other old timers up there lol U R FLYEN LIKE AN EAGLE NOW SO EVERY TIME I SEE A EAGLE I WILL C U !!! i will always b here 2 help with ur shortys and my shortys will always know who there aunt amanda was I LOVE U R.I.P. LOVE: Christina Roach, Allaric, Alldric, Aric Crosby
Angie posted on 8/26/12
Amanda, I did not know u personally, but you were one of my cousins best friends. I met your beautiful children a couple of times. I'm so very sorry that this had to happen to you. All I hear is wonderful things about you. Thanks for being a wonderful friend to so many people. You will truly be missed by many. R.I.P
SHARON CARTWRIGHT posted on 8/26/12
Im gonna miss you so much amanda..We all grew up together. and went to school all our life together. It truly sad what has happened. Im sorry it had to end so soon.you will always be loved and never forgotten..everytime i think of you and its often i have tears coming down my face. im still in shock i had just talked you on fb and then i blink my eyes and you are gone..RIP AMANDA J SMITH....LOVE ALWAYS YOUR FAMILY SHARON CARTWRIGHT.
SHARON CARTWRIGHT posted on 8/26/12
Im gonna miss you so much amanda..We all grew up together. and went to school all our life together. It truly sad what has happened. Im sorry it had to end so soon.you will always be loved and never forgotten..everytime i think of you and its often i have tears coming down my face. im still in shock i had just talked you on fb and then i blink my eyes and you are gone..RIP AMANDA J SMITH....LOVE ALWAYS YOUR FAMILY SHARON CARTWRIGHT.
Tone posted on 12/11/20
I love you and I misss you so much and hope you are doing good and jojo and kiah if you see this I miss you and I hope we can see each other again and Aunt Amanda I remember when my mom told me you used to do flips off the diving board at the pool and yes I can flip I tough myself and then i tried to teach jojo lol but he landed on his neck good thing nothing bad and me and jojo also got chase by a dog but I wasn't really a chase because the dog was far back and now I'm am in 8th grade with 1 c- and all A's:) I'm will stay strong for you. MISS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!