Jeanie Stroup-Smith

Jeanie Stroup-Smith, daughter to the late Earl and Mary Ann Malone Alvey was born on April 29, 1929 in Chaffee, Missouri and departed this life on December 19, 2020 in Jackson, Missouri at the age of 91 years.

She and Howard Stroup were married Dec. 24, 1946 and after he passed in 1971, she married Tom Arnold who also preceded her in death. She later married John Smith.

Jeanie was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chaffee and The Eastern Star.

She is survived by her husband John; two sons, Jerry (Carol) Stroup and Randy (Debbie) Stroup all of Chaffee; a daughter Beverly Griggs of Sikeston; a brother, Elton Alvey of O`Fallon, Illinois; three grandchildren, Julie Esterline of Sikeston, Matthew Stroup of Chaffee, Glendon Stroup of Scott City and seven great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husbands, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Marcella Sparkman; a brother, Ronald Alvey; two grandsons, Jody M. Griggs and Alan Stroup.

There will be a memorial service held at a later date.

Arrangements are with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.