Clara Beulah Smith was born on October 30, 1925, to the parentage of Johnnie B. and Estella Smith in Pelham, Texas. She attended school as well as accepting the Lord Jesus Christ, at an early, there in Pelham.

 

Clara worked at Leonards Brothers, of Fort Worth, for twenty-five years. Following her years of service there and seven years of service at Tom Peters, she retired.

 

Clara was a faithful member of First Saint John Cathedral for over fifty years. In the course of her years of dedication to the church, she served as a Deaconess, in the Women’s Ministry and sang in the Mission Chorus until her health failed her.

 

On January 6, 2018, Clara B. Smith heard the Master call her name to come home and to be at rest. She was welcomed into glory by her parents, Johnnie B. and Estella Smith; four children, eight brothers, five sisters, and a grandson.

 

Clara leaves to cherish her memories: her daughter, Vickie Lee Smith; brother, Wilburn Smith and wife Eloine; sister, Ophelia Smith; two sisters-in-law, Rita and Evelyn Smith; eight grandchildren, Deidre Mason, Eric, Derrick, Cedrick, Broderick, Michael and Lakia Smith; seventeen great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild and a host of other relatives and friends.