Christeena Hill-Smith was born on August 1, 1978 to Herman Hill, Sr., and Linda Sue Hill in Shreveport, Louisiana. She attended Pineview High School in Lisbon, Louisiana, before moving to El Dorado, Arkansas. While attending El Dorado High School, she played for the Ldycat Basketball Team and graduated with the 1977 class. Throughout her years of employment,she worked for Conagra/Pilgrims Pride, El Dorado Paper Bag and Martin. She was a shining light to everyone she encountered, and her smile could light up a room. She was a strong-willed and hardworking woman who did everything possible when it came to her family.
Christeena is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, L.T., Sr. and Flora Coleman, paternal grandparents, Ernest and Jerry Hill, aunt, Patricia Richmond, and uncle, L.T. Coleman, Jr.
She is survived by her husband,Kendrick Smith; daughter, TyKeaya Hill; parents, Herman and Linda Hill; sisters, Leeann Hill, Denise Hill,a nd Demetrice Armstrong; brothers, Prell Coleman, Eric Hill (Tiffany), Herman Hill, Jr., and LaPreston Banks; grandson, Adrian Pierce; and niece, Roxann Hill, along with a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, classmates, and family.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at College Avenue Church of Christ at 2:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Lott Burgy Cemetery. There will be no public visitation at the funeral home. The service has been entrusted to the professional care of Andrews Funeral Home.