Esther Ruby Smith

Esther Ruby Smith On September 15, 2010 a beautiful white haired angel went to be with our Lord. Esther Ruby Smith was born to Frank and Fern Beaman on October 14, 1917 in Owen County, Indiana. As a young girl, she met and fell in love with Herman Smith, a neighbor in the farming community of Quincy, Indiana. They were married on May 11, 1935, and had two daughters, Janice and Maridean, and one son, Gene. In 1949 they moved to Waco, Texas, where they resided until 1959, when they moved to Austin. While in Austin, Esther and Herman established Smitnix Sales, Inc., a wholesale Tupperware distributorship from which they retired in 1974. Esther and Herman were long time members of Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin, later moving their membership to Crestview Baptist Church. In November 1999, Esther and Herman moved to Brandon, Florida, where she had lived until her death. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Herman, daughters, Janice Mize-Helmcamp and Maridean Peterson, and her grandson Stacy Peterson. Survivors are Gene R. Smith and wife Nancy of Riverview, Florida; eight grandchildren; nineteen great- grandchildren; nine great-great- grandchildren; and a host of family and friends. The family will receive friends and family at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville. Graveside services will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, with Pastor Jackie English of Marble Falls officiating. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Mize, Randy Mize, Danny Mize, Donnie Peterson, Duston Peterson and Ryan Mize. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the hospice of your choice. Please share your memories of Esther with her family at www.cookwaldencapitalparks.com.