Barbara "Bessie" Smith

Barbara “Bessie” Smith, 97, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at Heartis, Waco.

A Funeral Service will be 4:00 PM on Friday May, 18 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive, Waco, Texas with Pastor Lori Cotton will officiating. Visitation will be 4-6 PM, Thursday, May 17. Interment will be in Bedias Baptist Cemetery in Bedias, Texas on Saturday, May 19 at 1:00PM.

Barbara was born to Louis and Rosalee Burzynski on October 3, 1920 in Grimes County. She married Edwin Smith and they lived in Grimes County and Hill County most of their lives. She was a homemaker, a quilter, and a sweet mother. She was always ready to help her children and grandchildren in any way she could. She made many beautiful quilts which will be cherished by her family for years to come. Many of those quilts won prizes at local fairs.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin, in 1986. She was also preceded in death by her parents, a sister, three brothers and one granddaughter.

Left to cherish her memories are three children and their families: William Smith and wife, Dolores of Anderson, Texas; Barbara Summitt and husband, Jim of San Clemente, California; and Dorothy Shepard and husband, Bill of Waco, Texas; one brother, Gene Burzynski of Richards, Texas; one sister, Effie Sulek of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank Dr. James Graham for years of excellent care, Heartis Waco, and Bluebonnet Hospice for their kind care and assistance in the last year.

Visitation

Thursday May 17, 2018 , 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel

Funeral Service

Friday May 18, 2018 , 4:00 PM at Grace Gardens Funeral Home

Interment

Saturday May 19, 2018 , 1:00 PM at Bedias Cemetery