Dahlia Laverne Whittle Smith

Dahlia Laverne Whittle Smith, 90, of Liberty passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 peacefully at her home.  She was born January 9, 1920 in Ringgold, Texas to parents Walter J. and Tinnie Bell Clary Whittle.  Mrs. Smith was a longtime resident of Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 1937.  She later attended  Lee College and Lamar Tech, was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Dayton and a member of the Hardin United Methodist Church.  Her creativity was shown in her painting, sewing, cooking and gardening.  Services for Mrs. Smith will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gideon Watson officiating.  Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton.  The family will receive friends 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home.  Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands: Vernon Seekamp and Robert C. Smith, Sr. and her brother:  Rex Whittle.  She is survived by her son:  Bob Smith and wife Jane of Thicket; her daughters:  Beth Casarez and husband Simon of Houston; Roberta Smith of Corpus Christi and Candace Colby and husband Jack of Eagle River, Wisconsin; Five grandchildren:  Jennifer Lewis, John Lewis, Jessica Casarez, Robert Smith, and  Anna Smith; one great-grandchild:  Hayden Lewis;  also numerous other relatives and a host of friends.