Brenda Joyce Hedrick Smith, of Port O’Connor, went to be with our Lord and Savior on January 28, 2018 at the age of 68. Brenda was born in Kilgore, Texas to the late Boyd Vernon Hedrick and Edith Jones Hedrick on March 10, 1949.

Brenda was an active member of the Port O’Connor community for many years. She worked at the Port O’Connor Elementary School for many years in various positions; she was a volunteer at the Port O’Connor Fire Department and EMT, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Port O’Connor.

She is proceeded in death by her husband of many years, John “Tommy” Smith, sisters Mary Edith Behrends, Paula McGuire, and brothers Lavon Drake and Sammy Hedrick.

Brenda is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Renee and Jody Hawes of Port O’Connor, grandchildren Thomas and Maddie Hawes, brother Marvin Hedrick, and sisters Elaine Bynum and Louise Compton.

Funeral services were held on February 2, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Port O’Connor. Pall bearers were David Schultz, Tom Ekstrom, Adolph Covarrubias, Robbie Hawes, Bryan Richter and Chris Cook.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5