Obituary: Jolene Tyson Smith

Jolene Tyson Smith, 89, was born to parents Dewey and Minnie Lee Tyson on Dec. 5, 1934, in the small town of Meigs, Georgia and passed on Oct. 7, 2024, at her home in Clermont, Florida, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Jolene first married Dr. John R. Arnold, with whom she had four children, and resided in Windermere and then the Orlando Country Club. Her second marriage was to Richard “Dick” Smith, with whom she resided in Windermere at Isleworth Country Club. Together they traveled extensively.

Jolene was always full of energy, upbeat and constantly doing something productive. She was also an avid tennis player and a fierce competitor on the court, and excelled in golf, earning a hole-in-one at Isleworth Country Club.

She is deeply missed and is survived by sister, Jean Bushway (Birmingham, Alabama); two sons, John Jr. and J. Robert; grandchildren, Joshua, Jason, Jackson, John Forrest and Kendal; as well as two daughters, Kathryn and Susan; and grandchildren, Austin and Garrett Pitts, and Hanna.

Memorial service is being held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park.

Flowers can be sent at or around the date of the service to: Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha, Florida 34734.