Vesta Mae Smith, 92, a resident of Chillicothe, Mo., died Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Indian Hills Retirement Village, Chillicothe, Mo.

Vesta was born on Dec. 19, 1915 in Bedford, Mo., the daughter of James Franklin and Clara (Estes) Mitchell. On Aug. 8, 1937 she was married to James Michael Smith in Gallatin, Mo. He preceded her in death on Aug. 18, 2003.

Vesta was a graduate of Chillicothe Business College.

Vesta was a homemaker. She had lived all of her life in Livingston County. She was a member of St. Columban’s Catholic Church, Chillicothe, Mo.

She is survived by one son, Terry Smith and wife Mary, Chillicothe, Mo.; two daughters, Diana “Kay Smith, Columbia, Mo., and Melissa Masles and husband Tom, Grass Valley, Calif.; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband; three sisters, Reba Burnside, Rayma Scott and Ruth Osgood; four brothers, Eugene, Thurman, Forest and Wayne Mitchell.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Columban’s Catholic Church, Chillicothe, Mo., on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 10 a.m. A Parish Rosary will be held on Tuesday evening beginning at 6 p.m. with a family visitation to follow until 8 p.m. at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo. Friends may call on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 from 12 noon until 9 p.m. at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo. Burial will be in St. Columban’s Catholic Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Columban’s Catholic Church and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.

Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo.