Emma Maria Smith Caywood

Emma Maria Smith Caywood, 90, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012 in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. She was a past member of the Ocoee Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Ray Caywood; parents, Steve Maynard and Matilda Brooks Smith; four brothers, Frank Noah McKinley, Ernest Maynard Smith, William Smith, and Robert Smith; two sisters, Willie Mae Thompson and Mary Lou Sadler. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Wilma and Curtis Hicks and Luci and Ronnie Moore; one son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Stacy Caywood all of Cleveland; five grandchildren, Maria Hicks and fiancée Matt Rayfield, Curtis Ray Hicks, Brandi and Joey Rue all of Cleveland, Cody and Emily Thomas of Murfreesboro, and Josh Caywood of Cleveland; one great granddaughter, Madison Rue; step-grandchildren Kile and Lauren Moore; special cousin, Dovie Buckner of Cleveland; honorable son, Leroy Dannell of Spring City; one sister, Chiquita Weiss of Mena, Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Fike Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Caywood officiating. Interment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. The service will conclude with a white dove release ceremony. Her family will receive friends on Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 4 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Caywood family guestbook at www.fikefh.com.