Anita Erlene Smith passed away peacefully in her home in Olympia, Washington on April 6, 2013.
She was born March 12, 1933, in Aberdeen, Washington to the late Earl S. Coleman and Rhoda Coleman and spent her early years attending public schools in Hoquiam, Washington. She graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1951 after being involved in many activities, including drum majorette for the Hoquiam High Marching Band all four years. After high school, Anita attended Washington State University where she was a drum majorette of the Cougar Marching Band and a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority.