Ruth Smith

Published 12:00 am Thursday, October 2, 2008

NATCHEZ – To celebrate the life of Ruth Lee Henson Smith, who died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in Natchez, memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the V.F.W. Hall, Seargent. S. Prentiss Drive.
Mrs. Smith was born May 13, 1932, in Oklahoma City, Okla., the daughter of Walter Henry Henson and Grace Tedder Henson.
Mrs. Smith lived most of her life in Natchez. She was a loving and dedicated wife and mother. She was truly a blessing and an inspiration to all that had the pleasure of knowing her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Burl Henson of Spiro, Okla.; and one sister, Phyllis Henson Lovitt of Van Buren, Okla.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Davis Smith; two daughters, Deborah Garden and husband, Jerry, both of Vero Beach, Fla., and Shannon Downs of Natchez; two sons, David Smith of Natchez and Adam Smith of Kansas City, Kan.; nine grandchildren, Michelle Alee Larrivee, Kim Lafferty, Paul Braswell, Richard Cole, Mary Timmons, Sean Timmons, Kaitlin Timmons, Cameron Smith and Angel Smith; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.