Career
Smith became a high school English teacher in South Brunswick, New Jersey in the 1960s, while she also pursued her singing career. The lead singer of her group, The Sweet Inspirations, was Cissy Houston, the mother of Whitney Houston. While performing on the "Elvis: The Concert" European tour in March 2010, Myrna developed pneumonia which eventually led to kidney failure and a stroke.
She died on December 24, 2010, in Canoga Park, California, after an illness, at the age of 69.