Marjorie "Juanita" Smith

Marjorie “Juanita” Smith, 94, of Marionville, passed away at 7:22 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born Aug. 20, 1931, in Galena, the daughter of John Raymond and Alice Louvina (Hardin) Frieze. She grew up in the Cape Fair area, one of 11 children.

She married Robert Owens but later divorced. They had four children, Joyce, Randy, Reta and Tammi. Later she married Riley Eugene Smith. He preceded her in death on Feb. 12, 2018. 

Smith is survived by one brother, Carl Frieze; four children, Joyce Bohanan, Randy Owens and his wife, Jane, Reta Owens and her fiancé, Paul Applegate and Tammi Carver and her husband, Larry; nine grandchildren and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John, and Alice Frieze; her husbands, Robert Owens, and Gene Smith; one great-grandson, Matt Donahue and 10 of her siblings.

A visitation was from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora, with a funeral service following at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial followed at Fields Cemetery in Shell Knob.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made payable to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Ronald McDonald House, in care of the funeral home.

Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.