November 4th, 1934 – November 26th, 2023
Anna May was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in Michigan Center, Michigan by her parents, Elwood, and Maribel Watson. She attended Henry Ford Hospital’s Nurses School where she became an RN. She met and married her dearest husband of 62 years in Detroit in 1956. They adopted 3 children and then moved to St. Louis, Mo where she helped with Robert’s business and racing career. She was an amazing Sunday School teacher for more than 50 years in various Churches in Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, and Florida. Anna May was a devout woman of God and known for her kind heart, generosity, and involvement in the church.
Anna May was preceded in death by her Husband, Robert T Smart, and her son, Scott T. Smart, and Sister, Belva “Tootie” Karasek. She is survived by her loving daughter Robin Souder (Kevin Souder) of Carson City, Nevada, and her Son Lance Smart (Debbie Smart), Grandchildren Seth, Malia, Sarah, and Rachel. Nieces, Becky & Chrissy, Nephews, Johnny & Courtney.
She will be buried in the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell with her Husband Robert T. Smart.
This heritage started 67 years ago with Pastor Herbert F. Loomis, who founded the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1934. In 1938 Francis E. Loomis, son of Pastor Herbert F. Loomis, received his license to practice Mortuary Science and in 1941 established Loomis Funeral Home of Winter Garden, FL. 
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Debbie Lander says
What a beautiful photo of Anna May. She would pick flowers and greenery from her yard and give me a bouquet of them in a vase every now and then, almost as if she knew when I needed a lift. May you enjoy your reunion with your husband and family and God, Anna May. And my condolences to her loving family.
Robin says
thank you so much Debbie – She always said you loved her Hibiscus flowers. It was her delight to make those cuttings for you. She loved your Mom very much and appreciated her looking after her those several months.