Mildred Hatcher Smith, 98, of Port Arthur, died peacefully in her sleep in Dallas on November 11, 2005.
A native of Clinton, Louisiana she came to Port Arthur in 1929 with her new husband, Romie Smith. They moved to Gulf Park at the Gulf Oil Corporation in Port Arthur in 1931 and then lived at 3908 Dryden Road in Port Arthur from 1950 until she moved to a Dallas nursing home in 2000. She was active in the First Baptist Church in Port Arthur and is now reunited with her family and friends under the care of her heavenly Father.
She is survived by her sons, Glen Smith and wife, Jean of Dallas, and Paul Smith and wife Wanda of Nederland; daughter, Pauline Uloth of Dallas; also eight grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Broussard’s in Nederland with Rev. Bruce Stinson officiating. A private family interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 PM Friday evening at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions can be made to the First Baptist Church, 5000 Gulfway, Port Arthur, Texas 77642.
