Melba Smith Obituary
We are sad to announce that on April 8, 2023, at the age of 84, Melba Smith of Etoile, Texas, born in Dialville, Texas passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her father William Henry Blackwell; her husband John R. "Brother Bob" Smith; her siblings, Odessa Walls and James Blackwell; her grandchildren, Tommy Jason Martin (T. J.) and April Deanne Landrum; and her great grandchild Zaney Lynn Martin.
She is survived by: her children, Becky Landrum of Lufkin and Bobby; her daughter-in-law Brenda Smith of Etoile; her grandchildren, Sheilah (Joshua Gross) of Lufkin, TX, Robert Lee Brashear (Buckshot) of Lufkin, TX, Michelle (Billy Rayford) of Chapel Hill, TX, Leslie (Chase DuPree) of Etoile, TX, Jamie (Alicia Martin) of Lufkin, TX, Jillian Martin of Lufkin, TX, David Brimer of Etoile, TX and Joshua (Ashley Brimer) of Etoile, TX; her great grandchildren, Britany Leal of Nacogdoches, Mercedes Leal of Houston, Makenzie, Kyndall Gross of Lufkin, Maddison, Maddox Martin of Lufkin, Dane (Kayla Young) of Huntington, Oran Young of Lufkin, Lilly, Gabriel DuPree of Huntington, Zakery, Zoey Martin of Lufkin, Brittany, Jamie, James Brimer of Etoile, Rylee, Bryson and Brantley Brimer of Etoile; and her great great grandchild J. R. Young. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews.
