Esther B. Smith, 68, of Hayes, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011.

Esther was a lifelong resident of Gloucester.

She is survived by her sisters, Ella Ruth Belvin and her husband Jerry, and Catherine Smith and her husband Percy, all of Hayes.

A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in the chapel of Amory Funeral Home, Grafton. Interment followed in Rosewell Memorial Gardens in Gloucester. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in the funeral home.