Martha Reyna Smith

friend.

She attended Sweetwater High School and, while there, played the saxophone in The

Mustang Band. She also enjoyed playing the piano for fun. She was a member of the

Sweetwater Calvario Baptist Church and the Girl Scouts of America in her youth.

After graduating high school, she was accepted into her chosen nursing program and became

a Licensed Vocational Nurse. She worked 49 years of her life in this demanding field, where her

care and compassion for others was deeply appreciated and needed. 25 of those years were

dedicated to Austin Retirement and Nursing Center, from which she retired in 2014.

Her adult life was shaped by her dedication to her family, her faith and devotion to God, and

the small pleasures that can be found in the daily tasks that nurture ourselves and others - like

cooking, (attempts at) gardening, and reading. She took great pleasure in watching and

listening to the Sunday sermons conducted by her grandson, Clint, at First Baptist Church

Riesel.

Martha is survived by her daughters: Amy, Kim, and Toni; as well as by her siblings: Lita,

Sammy, and Danny.

She was “Grammy” to all of her grandchildren and loved (and was very loved by) them all. Her

grandchildren include: Charli and her husband John, Alexandra and her husband Justin, Ashley

and her husband Clint, Nathan and his spouse Jennifer, Christopher, and Kaeden. Her love for

her grandchildren was multiplied through her great-grandchildren: Elia, Emma, Smith, Eisley,

Shiloh, and Ellesyn.

Martha’s beloved nieces (Dana, Gina, Nikki, and Mia) and nephews (Angel, Sammy Jr., Adon,

Andres, and Nicolas), as well as her in-laws (Dr. Larry, Patricia, and Hope), and son-in-law

(John) were happily included in the circle of the people she loved best.

She is preceded in death by her nephew, Daniel Maldonado; father, Manuel Reyna; mother,

Alicia Reyna; and husband, Roger Smith.

The heavy weight of our grief at her passing is lightened by the knowledge that she is at peace

now and with the loved ones she has been missing on Earth. There are no words to

encompass the depth of our feelings for this wonderful person who we will continue to miss for

the rest of our lives. But we hope it will suffice to simply say that we love her and will hold her

forever in our hearts.

God bless her for all she did for us.