Obituary of Queen Ester Smith, St Francis County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Paul V Isbell Date: 12 Dec 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** SMITH MRS. QUEEN ESTER 5/4/1923-4/17/1999 PILGRIM REST Queen Ester Smith, 75, died Saturday, April 17, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She was a resident of Lee County. She also was a VISTA worker and a community service worker. She is survived by her daughter, Vivian Jean Jackson of Jonesboro; one son, Leortice Smith of Fayetteville; two sisters, Florce Martin of Helena and Verna Williams of Chicago; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 24, at New Hope Baptist Church at 1 p.m., with Rev. Spencer Brown officiating. Burial followed at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery in Wheatley. Arrangements were handled by Jackson and Highley Funeral Home. Copyright With Permission: Forrest City Times Newspaper/Forrest City Times Herald Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas