Emmanuel, Mrs. Quaciyana, A resident of Columbus, Ga formerly of Montgomery, AL departed this life on January 20, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 12:00 Noon from Phillips-Riley Funeral Home Chapel, Pastor Willis Walker, officiating. Burial will follow in Montgomery Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Quaciyana Smith Emmanuel will lie in state on Friday from 1-8PM from Phillips-Riley Funeral Home.

Quaciyana Laprincess Emmanuel is a Columbus, Georgia resident and former resident of Montgomery, Alabama. Quaciyana was born to Demetris Smith on April 30, 1993. She confessed Christ at an early age and joined Anointed Warrior Hill under the leadership of Pastor Willis Walker. She graduated from Carver High School in 2011. Following graduation, Quaciyana enlisted in the United States Army as a Human Resource Specialist, even serving overseas, to include places like Korea and Afghanistan. During her time in the military and after, Quaciyana drove herself to continue her education where eventually she earned a Master’s degree in Business and Administration in 2019. Quaciyana married her husband Tom Emmanuel in September 2014 in Washington State. On August 11, 2017, Quaciyana gave birth to Omari Emmanuel her Pride and Joy. Quaciyana was preceded in death by her grandmother, Mary Rudolph, and uncles, Vincente Key and Maurice Rudolph. Quaciyana is survived by: her loving husband, Tom Emmanuel; her son, Omari Emmanuel; her loving mother, Demetris S. Smith; brothers, Quarnell Smith, Jamie Smith, George Brooks, and Ethan Johnson; one sister, Quiyana Smith; grandmother, Roberta (Samuel) Davis; mother-in-law; Nadia Joseph; two sisters-in-law; Ermith Joseph and Candace Emmanuel; four brothers-in-law, Guiliano and Jema Emmanuel, Wesley and Winston Saintelus; aunts, Theresa Smith and Tina (Michael) Summers; uncles, Willie Davis, Samuel Davis, Demetris L. Smith, Perry (Toya) Smith, Willie (Joyce) Rudolph, and Samuel (Shirley) Key; five nieces, Chansity & Qumeria Smith, Kaelyn & Kalyia Stringer, and Kaisley Watts; two nephews, Quashawn and Cameron Smith; a devoted friend, Tanico Jackson; and a host of other relatives such as cousins, family, and Friends

NOTICE: Please be mindful that the State of Alabama and the CDC have advised that we limit gatherings and that individuals who are ill and or are at-risk (e.g., elderly, immune-compromised) should be encouraged to stay home. Social Distancing Practices will be observed during the visitation and service.