Nichole Leann Smith

March 9,1994 - January 16, 2025

Nichole was born in Springfield, Missouri, but lived in Mississippi since the age of five. Nichole attended Itawamba Agricultural High School where she was an avid cheerleader and participated in competitive weightlifting. She had a passion for creating art and often spent her spare time painting creative abstract pieces.

Later after high school, Nichole moved to the Washington D.C. area where she was two classes away from completing her bachelors degree in digital forensics from American Public University.

She planned to pursue a career within the government sector upon graduation.

Nichole had a unique gift of bringing light to nearly everyone she met. Her late daughter, Ava Lyhn, was her whole world.

She’s proceeded in death by: her daughter, Ava Lyhn Horne; fiancé, Rob Clark; grandparents: James and Brenda Bittick; uncle and aunt: Ken and Teri Bittick; uncle, Bob Bittick and nephew, James (JW) Bittick.

She’s survived by her parents: Randy and Tanoah Arbuckle (Bittick); twin brother, Nicholas (Nick) Horne; sister, Jackie Loftis Parker and husband John Parker; nieces: Caitlyn Loftis and fiancé / friend Taylor Bell, Kiley Murphy, Kalli Parker, Adaline Parker and nephews: Mason Parker, Aaden Parker and Kace Parker; boyfriend, Sean Labar; many cousins and best friends including Katlynn George, Kagan Moore and Leslie Steel and a long list of family & friends.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM at the Fulton Free Will Baptist Church, 824 E. Main Street, Fulton, MS 38843.