Tamara Arthur Smith went to arms of the Lord on September 6, 2024. She was born in Lawton Oklahoma on October 23, 1960 to parents Peggy J. Arthur and Kermit Dwayne Arthur. She traveled the world with her family while she was young while her father was in the Navy. She went to Woodham High School and graduated from Pensacola Junior College Adult High School. Tamara married Donald Walter Smith Jr., on November 30, 1985. She gave birth to a daughter, Savana Marie Smith on November 11, 1988. She attended jewelers' school in South Florida. She was also a very talented artist. She became an accomplished jeweler in her family business. She enjoyed scuba diving, gardening, and creating many different forms of arts and crafts including poetry. Tamara was a beautiful, wild, fun, loving, and free individual and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends as often as she could. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. She is preceded in death by her father Kermit Dwayne Arthur. She is survived by her mother; Peggy J. Arthur, her husband; Donald W. Smith Jr., her daughter; Savana Gardner and husband Covo, her grandchildren; Trinity Pinyan and Wyatt Gardner, brother; Glenn Arthur and nephew; Kyle Arthur. Her funeral service will be at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel and Bayview Memorial Park on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. with visitation from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
