Hester Mae Smith

Funeral Services for Hester Mae Smith, 94, former Clinton resident will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, March 8, 2019 in the Bethany Baptist Church, officiated by Pastor's Ron Williams and Billy Mucker. Burial will follow in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Hester Mae (Townsend) Smith was born July 16, 1924 to Willie and Martha (Kerr) Townsend in Caldwell, TX and passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 in the Land Mark Nursing Home in Mid West City, OK. Hester was raised and attended school in Tunis, TX until she was fifteen and then she moved to Caldwell, TX where she completed her high school. She married Jewel Lee Smith February 1, 1942 in Caldwell, TX and in 1945 they made their home in Clinton, OK. She worked as a nurse's aid at the Tuberculosis Sanitarium starting in 1956 retiring after 34 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1992 and she moved to Oklahoma City to be near her children. She was a longtime and faithful member of the Christ Holy Sanctified Church in Clinton for over 40 years. When she moved to Oklahoma City she became a member of the New Covenant Worship Center. She enjoyed card games, crossword puzzles and loved to watch the Wheel of Fortune. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Arthur and Billy Joe; two grandsons, Kevin Lewis and DeWayne Smith. She is survived by two daughters, Ruby Hawkins and Gladys Davenport and husband, Frank, all of Midwest City; two sons, James Smith and wife, Bonita, Dallas, TX and Dennis Smith and wife, Margarita, OKC; daughter in law, Janice Smith, California and sister, Thelma Otts, Houston, TX and brother Ray Johnson, Yukon, OK. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.