Emma Lois Hargis Smith The Queen of Bumpus Mills: The biography of a Southern lady whose steadfast faith and unique wit continue to inspire a whole community in rural Tennessee.

Emma Lois Hargis Smith was born in Stewart County, Tennessee, in 1902, where she resided until her death in 1998. With the exception of a few years in Big Rock after marrying Elfry Smith and the final year of her life in Clarksville, her entire life was spent in Bumpus Mills, a city she affectionately referred to as the "Garden Spot of the World."

Emma Smith was not a notable scholar, never won a peace prize or medal of honor, or found a cure for a disease. She didn't do any of the notable t...