The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

      Ruby May Smith-Bledsoe, 74, of Jefferson City, formerly of Fulton and Mexico, died on Dec. 9, 2005, at Jefferson City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson City.

Funeral services will be held on Monday evening at 8 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home in Mexico with Rev. Trey Everett officiating. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of the service on Monday.

Mrs. Smith-Bledsoe was born on July 2, 1931, in Mexico, a daughter of Henry Alfred and Anna Belle (Travis) Dinwiddie. She had been married to Clinton Beldsoe, Sherman Smith and Charles Paullus, all of whom preceded her in death.

Additional survivors include her mother, Anna Dinwiddie, Mexico; one son, Al Smith and wife Brenda, Russellville; four daughters, Connie Chambers, Anna Duckworth and Esther Kay Smith,  all of Columbia, and Carrie Smith, Hannibal; three sisters, Lillie Smith, Mexico, Betty Pierson and Stella David, both of Fulton; numerous grandchildren and a few great grandchildren.

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