Joella Pickering Smith

Joella Pickering Smith was born on January 27, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas and expired there on December 10, 2018. She was the daughter of Dr. John M. Smith, Jr. and Jane Jordan Smith, both of whom predeceased her. She is survived by her three brothers, Dr. J. Marvin Smith, III (wife Jill), Dr. Paxton Jordan Smith (wife Day) and Robert Burleson Smith (wife Janette). Additional survivors include six nieces, three nephews and nine great nieces and a great nephew. Joella was a graduate of Alamo Heights High School and attended Marjorie Webster College in Washington, DC and the University of Texas at Austin. In earlier years, she was an avid horseback rider and was a lifetime member of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition (San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo). She was proud of her heritage and was a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and Daughters of the American Revolution (DRT and DAR, respectively) following in the footsteps of her grandmother Shelly Jordan of Victoria who was a founding member of the Guadalupe Victoria Chapter of DAR. This sense of heritage was manifested by her participation in numerous educational events commemorating reenactment of the Texas frontier in the early 1800's. Joella served for a number of years in the Altar Guild at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio. Her life was celebrated by a family memorial service at St. Mark's Church where an inurnment will be held later. A resident of Victoria during the recent past, she attended Trinity Episcopal Church. Family would suggest donations in memory of Joella be forwarded to Trinity Church in Victoria, St. Mark's Church in San Antonio, or the Alzheimer's Association.