BUENA LEE "BOOTS" MILLER SMITH, passed away Friday, March 26, 2004 in Richmond after battling Alzheimer's for 20 years. She was born May 25, 1911 in Mexia, Texas to Mary Macon Gregory Miller and James Thompson Miller. In 1930, she married Norris H. Hooks. They remained married until 1949 and friends until his death in 1986. In 1951, she married Dan Smith and they were devoted to one another until his death in 1982. During WWII, she worked for IBM at the Todd Shipyard and later at Schlumberger Oil. After retirement, she taught keypunch at Lee College, in Baytown. She is survived by her only child, Bebe Hooks Denman and husband Robert B. (Bob) Denman, M.D.; her grandchildren, Mary Kathryn Denman Heacock and husband Philip, and Mark Stephen Farley and wife Rita; her great grandchildren, James O. Whitehead and William Blake Whitehead; sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Charles Whitener; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Hankamer Chapel at Scond Baptist Church, with Dr. Wallace Henley officiating. A reception will follow in the Magnolia Room at the Church presided over by members of the New Ground Sunday School Class. Prior to the memorial service a graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery with Dr. Wallace Henley officiating. In lieu of usual remembrances, if desired, donations would be appreciated, in Boots Smith's Memory, to: Beach Retreat Scholarship Fund for Needy Children, Second Baptist Church Business Office, 6400 Woodway Drive, Houston, Texas 77057. Schmidt Funeral Home 1508 East Ave., Katy, TX 77493 (281) 391-2424 Published in the Houston Chronicle on 3/28/2004.