Serena Smith, daughter of Donald and Frances Brayton Faris of Dexter, was born on December 16, 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this life on October 27, 2017 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 46.

Mrs. Smith was a manager at the Dexter Subway, she was of the Pentecost faith and a resident of Dexter.

On June 13, 1992 she was united in marriage to Richard Smith.

Besides her parents she is survived by two daughters, Keely Smith and Merena Smith both of Dexter and by two grandchildren, Gracie Gee of Dexter and Kylie Shemwell of Saint Charles, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Rev. Lewis Brayton and Nellie Brayton and her paternal grandparents, Rev. Paul Faris and Dorothy Faris.

Friends may call at the Lighthouse Christian Center on Monday, October 30, 2017 from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. (Noon). 

Funeral services will then be conducted on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 12:00 P.M. in the Lighthouse Christian Center with Rev. Tim Russell and Rev. Reida Brayton officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley, Missouri.