Obit of Smith, Esther E. - Garfield County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Howard Grisso                                  30 Jul 2006       
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::Memory Gardens Memorial Park--Medford OR

Surnames: SMITH, WRIGHT, Watts, Hunter

From the Medford (OR) Mail Tribune 02-17-2005 at www.mailtribune.com

The funeral service for Esther E. Smith will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 
in the Memory Gardens Chapel. Pastor Webb Staunton of Applegate Christian 
Fellowship will officiate. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial 
Park.

Esther Smith passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005 at her home in Talent.

She was born on March 1,1918 in Enid, Oklahoma, to Charles and Myrtle 
Wright. She had a twin brother Lester, four sisters, Mae, Flora, Alice, 
and Loyce, and a brother Virgil. Esther attended Dill High School where 
she played basketball on the championship team and was elected to the 
student government. She graduated with honors in 1936.

Esther moved to Central Point with her family in 1937. There she met and 
later married the love of her life, Harold Smith, on October 23, 1939. 
They spent the rest of their lives here in the Rogue Valley.

Esther was extremely hard working, loved a challenge and never gave up. 
She ran their 40-acre ranch in Phoenix and cared for their daughters while 
Harold worked in the woods building roads for Plumley Logging Inc. She 
loved gardening and always grew an extensive flower and vegetable garden. 
She was enthralled by the variety of wildbirds she attracted to her 
gardens and feeders. Esther loved the outdoors. She spent many happy days 
hunting, fishing and traveling with Harold.

Esther was a creative, talented person who taught herself sewing, 
quilting, knitting, crocheting and oil painting. She loved spending time 
with her family and was a great encouragement to everyone. Even her great-
grandchildren were deeply impacted by her love and support. She taught her 
family the virtues of hard work, determination and thriftness.

Esther and Harold spent 64 wonderful years together before he preceded her 
in death in 2003. She is survived by their their three daughters, Glenna 
Smith of Medford, Peggy Watts of Mesa, AZ, and JoAnn Hunter of Talent. She 
had nine grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one great-great 
granddaughter.

Her love and legacy will never be forgotten. Memorial contributions may be 
made to the American Diabetes Association.

Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.
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