Niquita Lashae Smith was born October 23, 1979 in Florence, Alabama to Ms. Viola D. Smith, Florence, Alabama and Mr. James Johnson, Tuscumbia, Alabama

Niquita was a loving and caring person that would give you the shirt off of her back. She stood up for what she believed in and loved her family and friends to no end.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ramona Johnson and Jo Johnson. One great grandmother Desree Sales, Aunts, Valerie and Carolyn Barnett; Uncles, Bobby Allen Boddie and Patrick Anthony Smith.

She leaves behind to cherish her loving memory: Her Mother and Father. Children: Katori Ladon Smith-Hampton, D'onta Jacquese King,  Cordaisa Jashea Langford, D'Zorreon Semaj Smith and De'Earah Breshawn Smith. Brothers, Gregory Ladon (Melissa Thompson) Smith, Kartez Ladon (Courtney) Smith both of  Florence, Alabama. Sisters, Misty Jarae Allen of Decatur, Alabama, Romonia Denise Walker-Coburn, Lakeisha Richelle (Sherman) Gibson, both of Ohio and Talia Shelby of Florence, Alabama. Aunts Leshia Johnson, Edna Poole, Beverly Ingram, Wanda Gardner and Jacqueline Huyghue. Uncle, Robert Anderson. Special Friends, Alfreda Horne and Marvin Vinson. Great nieces, Iyana, Amiyah, Maziyah and Camilla. Nephew, Kamari Ladon. Great nephews, Kinji, Quade and Jacameron. A host of cousins and other relatives.

Transitory Service Rendered By: Grace Memorial Funeral Home- Sheffield, Alabama