Mary Elizabeth Calmes Smith, 71, of Denton passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. Mary was born September 8, 1943 in Clinton, OK to William E. and Eleanor Hoover Calmes. In 1965 following graduation from the University of Oklahoma, she married Charles W. Smith. Following graduate work at Texas Woman's University she joined the DentonISD where she served in speech therapist and special education supervisory positions for 25 years. As a speech language pathologist she was an advocate for early childhood development and education as well as the nurturing of talent within her profession. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, the Denton Benefit League, Ariel Club, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (serving two terms as president of Denton's Iota Chapter), state and national speech and hearing associations, The Calmes Family Association, and St. Andrew Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the Women's Bible Study group.

There will be a memorial service in early February at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Alan Baroody and Lisa Patterson officiating. She will be inurned in the Columbarium at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.

Mary is survived by her husband, Charles "Chuck" Smith of Denton; sons, Stephen Smith and wife Danelle of Dallas and Michael Smith of Denton; sisters, Carol Hatcher of Clinton, OK and Linda Howell of Oklahoma City, OK.