Funeral services for Erma Aline Smith, age 83, of De Soto, TX, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 26, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Lance Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Matthew Smith, Brandon Smith, Jordan Smith, Jacob Slade, Noah Slade and Devin Brandon serving as pallbearers and Michael Torres, Johnny Slade, and Kevin Longville serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday & Thursday, June 24 & 25, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Erma passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Waxahachie, TX. Erma was born on February 21, 1937 in Hopkins County, TX, the daughter of James Vernon Townsend and Fannie Esther Pettit Townsend. Erma was a school cafeteria worker and a member of the Wintergreen Baptist Church. She is survived by sons, Max Smith and wife Karen of Waxahachie, TX, Randy Smith and wife Kim of De Soto, TX, brother, Gene Townsend of Imberness, FL, 6 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 bothers, former spouse, Dan E. Smith, and 2 step-sisters, Juanita Tittle and Laverne Phillips. Services are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com
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