Teiko was born in Yokohama, Japan and resided there until she migrated to the United States in 1953 to join the love of her life, US Army Staff Sergeant Thurston Smith Sr., "Jack", with whom she raised four children, "her boys".
Waiting for her in heaven with open arms were her parents, Keshiro and Toyo Nakamura; beloved husband Thurston Jack Smith Sr; son Ronald Smith; four sisters and one brother.
She is survived by her sons Thurston Smith, Jr. (Jane), Kimmy Smith, and Timothy Smith Sr. (Jere'); three grandchildren Stephanie Grant (Ryan), T.J. Smith, and Austin Smith; and four great-grandchildren Lilly, Trace, Peyton and Emersyn.
"To live in the hearts we leave behind us is not to die," she devoted her life to loving her boys, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and will forever be a beacon of light in our night sky until we meet again.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of life memorial and visitation to be held on Thursday July 29, 2021 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM at Advantage Funeral Home – Hardy Chapel (10907 Dixie Hwy., Louisville, KY 40272).
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