- Date Of Birth: July 5, 1940
- Date Of Death: December 19, 2020
- State: Kentucky
Evelena Kiser Smith, age 80, of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away on December 19, 2020, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
Born July 5, 1940, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was the eldest daughter of Ellen Oney Kiser and Marvin (Babe) Kiser. In addition to her parents, Evelena was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin Kiser and John Kiser.
Evelena owned and operated Smith Grocery Store in Olive Hill. Later she managed Ridgeway Park Apartments in Flemingsburg and worked at St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead for 25 years.
She is survived by her daughters Joyce Smith Thornsberry and husband Vaughn of Morehead, Kentucky; Judith Smith Richardson and husband Allen of Beckley, West Virginia; and her sons Jeffrey Smith of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and John Smith of Flemingsburg, Kentucky.
One of her greatest joys was her seven grandchildren Justin Thornsberry and wife Abby, Megan Thornsberry Stapleton, Chassi Smith Buckner, Emilee Smith Hamilton and husband Brandon, Britney Smith, Lauren Smith and Emma Smith.
