Anna Marie Roosevelt, Age 53, passed away peacefully July 13,2020 due to diabetes and congestiv heart failure. She was born April, 23 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to. She eloped and married her longtime friend and love, James Nathaniel Smith, in October of 1980 who proeceded her in death in 1953.

Anna loved to love on people. She sewed dolls and little quilted sayings constantly. Her hands were rarely still. Raggedy Annes and Andies were her favorites. She also shared her love with food such as fresh cut fries for her grandchildren, lasagna and real fried chicken.

For many years Anna worked at Atria/Crosslands Retirement Community in Sandy. It suited her servant heart. She said she did it because of a promise she made her grandpa, Thomas Bush. He used to always say: “Do what’s right and do what’s good. Be kind and help others. The world can always use one more kind person. And if you can take it one step further, please do it for people grandpa’s age.”

Her life was a living example of her favorite Bible verse, Ephesians 4:32 — “And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.”

Anna is survived by her brother and wife Tommy and Carolyn Roosevelt, sister and husband Mary and Vitali Abazade; sister-in-law, Juanita Cooper; her three sons and their wives Allen and Theresa Smith, Jamie and Heather Smith, and Randy Smith; grandchildren, Serena Harrell, Selena Harrell, Damon Harrell, Cody Smith, Derek Sharp, and Jeremy Sharp; plus 3 great grandchildren and her many nephews and nieces. All of these she loved and touched deeply.