SMITH, Anne Mangum died at her home in Memphis, TN, February 29, 2008. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and later received her Master's in nursing from the University of Alabama College of Nursing. Mrs. Smith was a pioneer in the field of public health and director of Public Health Nursing at the Alabama Department of Public Health from 1964 until 1984. She was the youngest public health nurse in the state when she began her career which spanned four decades. After her retirement the public health nurses of Alabama established the Anne M. Smith Seminar for Excellence in Public Health Nursing in 1988, an annual scientific seminar named in her honor. Her impact on public health nursing reached far beyond the state of Alabama. She was recognized nationally and received numerous awards including induction into the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame and the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing Hall of Fame. Mrs.Smith served the community through many years of active involvement at St. James United Methodist Church in Montgomery as well as participation in other community organizations. She is survived by her husband, Robert Smith, of Memphis; her daughter, Merilyn G. Mangum of Memphis; grandson, Christopher R. Strailman of Memphis; granddaughter, Dr. Elizabeth G. Turnipseed, and her husband, Dr. Michael Miller of Birmingham, AL; and her niece, Mildred Curtis of Warrenton,VA. Visitation will be held at Leak-Memory Chapel inMontgomery, at 1 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2008 with the service to follow at 2 p.m. Theb urial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Leak-Memory Chapel in charge of arrangements.