Ruth Eileen Bradley Smith, Ph.D., loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, great-aunt, educator, and friend, was born in Garden Plain, Kansas on June 3, 1921; the seventh of 13 children, and entered Heaven’s gates on June 9, 2017 at the age of 96. 

Dr. Ruth Smith brought incredible joy to so many people over the years. Her family welcomes you to her memorial website and would be honored if you would share a memory, photo, video or your condolences on this site. 

She is survived by: her sons, Sidney Ercil Smith (and wife Cynthia) and Gregory Laurance Smith (and wife Laura), all of Richmond, Texas; her daughter, Kimber Ruth Smith-Fidler (and husband Joseph) of Reno, Nevada; her grandchildren Jessica Joy Brown (and husband Simon), Matthew Leland Smith, Luke William Smith, Austin Gregory Smith and Alexander Ryan Smith; and her great-grandchild, Calder Eliot Brown. 

She was predeceased by her husband, Harley Leland Smith; her son, Harley Leland Smith, Jr.; her granddaughter, Stacie Michele Smith; and all of her siblings.

A private service for Dr. Ruth Eileen Bradley Smith will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Dr. Ruth Eileen Bradley Smith’s name to The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, 7008 Little River Turnpike, PO Box 49, Annandale, VA 22003 or online at  https://purpleheartfoundation.networkforgood.com/.  

Thank you for visiting and for being a part of Ruth's life.

Kindest regards,

The family of Ruth E. Bradley Smith, Ph.D.