Name of Deceased: Penny Lynn Sorlagas Smith Age: 57 Date of Death: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Place of Death: DCH - Noland Hospital, Tuscaloosa, AL Name of Funeral Home: Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, MS Native of: Cortez, Colorado Date of Birth: Thursday, January 13, 1955 Parents: Holland & Arveda Hinton Pennington Occupation: Journalist for Pensacola News Journal Survived by: Husband - Joseph Smith - Harpersville, AL, Children - Peter Sorlagas, Vermont, David Sorlagas, Wisconsin, Nico Sorlagas, Vermont, Alex Sorlagas, South Carolina Brothers - David Tate, Corez, Co, Darrell Tate, Cahone, CO, Gary Coster, Cortez, CO, Sister - Luanne Beatty, Pousboro, WA Mother - Arveda Thurman, Cortez, CO,