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April 7, 1936 - September 16, 2022 (86 years old)
Chester D. Smith Obituary
We are sad to announce that on September 16, 2022, at the age of 86, Chester D. Smith of Houston, Texas, born in Corpus Christi, Texas passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by : his parents, Ruby Lee Watley Smith (Jones) and Sammie Smith; his step-father Josiah Jones; his siblings, Charles Smith, Samuel Smith and ShirleyAnn Curry (Ernest) of Corpus Christi, TX.; and his brothers-in-law, Edwin Gooden of Houston and Nathaniel Wingate (Lourdes) of San Diego, CA..
He is survived by : his friends, Charles Irvin and Cora Jones; his wife Mary Otis Truscott Smith; his sister RoseMarie Taylor (Kenneth); his children, Eric Darnell Smith (Karen) and Ursula Lynnette Smith Lloyd (James); and his grandchildren, Brandon Darnell Smith, Erica Alexis Smith, Jackson Alexandria Lloyd and SterlingDrake Austin Lloyd. He is also survived by nieces, nephews.
A wake was held on Thursday, September 29th 2022 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Boyd Funeral Home (7411 Wheatley St, Houston, TX 77088). A rosary was held on Friday, September 30th 2022 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at 4025 Grapevine St, Houston, TX 77045. A mass was held on Friday, September 30th 2022 at 11:30 AM at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to the newly established Mr. Chet D. Smith English/humanities scholarship c/o Friends of Westbury Sr. High School, http://www.friendswhs.org.