Penny Marie Nickels, 17, of Fort Smith, Arkansas died August 14, 2016 in Fort Smith. She was born March 13, 1999 in Springdale.

Survivors include her aunt who raised her, Mary Gilly; her father, Jason Smith; her mother, Montee Nickels ; her brother, Trevor Wagner; her grandfather, John Wagner; her great-grandmother, Lovella Rush; her aunt, Jamie Black; her cousins, Jessica Burnett and Jeremy Sisemore; and her friend, John Menshek.

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