ESTHER L. SMITH, 93, of Benton IL, passed away Monday morning, March 12, 2018 at Helia HealthCare in Benton.
She was born in Granville, IL on Sept. 19, 1924, the daughter of Charles Everett & Iva (Greathouse) Kennedy.
She married Sessel W. Smith on April 29, 1946, and he died on June 22, 1988.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her three children; William J. Smith of Benton, Mary Ann Bretzman of Christopher, and Phyllis Davis of Thompsonville; ten grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren, one sister Ethel DeMask of Florida; two brothers Charles Kennedy of Alaska, and Stanley Stankus of Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one granddaughter, three brothers, and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on THURSDAY, March 15th at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton. Burial will be in the Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be AFTER 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
For more information, or to share a memory of Esther, please visit our website https://www.mortonjohnstonfuneralhome.com/
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