Helen Inez Smith

Helen Inez Smith

• Father: Roland Lemuel Smith b. 22 May 1898, d. 9 April 1968
• Mother: Zettie Helen Rembert b. 13 February 1902, d. 18 March 1935

• Helen Inez Smith was born on 11 March 1921 in Texas.
• Roland Lemuel Smith and Zettie Helen Rembert appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Pelly, Harris County, Texas, at 508 Harding Street. Other members of the household included Helen Inez Smith, Ruby Opal Smith, Roland Lemuel Smith Jr., Billie Rembert Smith and Exa Inez Rembert.
• She married James Sidney Sebastian, son of Vernon Sebastian and Lou Ella Stowers, on 9 April 1940 in Harris County, Texas, by license issued the same, with G. K. Rogers, Minister, officiating.
• Helen Inez Smith died on 4 June 2004 at age 83 in Harris County, Texas.
• She was interred at Fairview Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas, near Richards.
• The following appeared on 6 June 2004 in the Houston Chronicle: Helen Smith Sebastian went to be with the Lord on June 4th, 2004. She was a native Texan, who grew up in Goose Creek, now Baytown, before moving to Tomball when her father, a Humble (Exxon) employee, was transferred. At the age of 13, Helen lost her mother and the relationship with her 3 brothers and sister grew stronger through the years. Their caring family contributed to her, and her siblings, success. Her love was evident as she helped her younger brother battle Leukemia by donating her bone marrow for transplant, prior to his passing.
       After she graduated, Helen moved to Houston, attended business school and married Jimmy Sebastian. The couple spent 27 happy years together in Wharton, Texas with their three children, Jim, George and Martha. She returned to Houston and was employed by the Houston Golf Association and oil tycoon, Cecil Hagen. She will be remembered as a strong, independent, giving, gracious and caring woman that could out dance most and had a better golf swing then many. Laughter sprung from her soul and was heard often.
       Survivors include her children, George R. Sebastian of Wharton and Martha Sebastian of Sugar Land; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Sebastian of Conroe; grandchildren, James H. Stavena, Jr. of San Francisco, John P. Sebastian of Conroe and Cash W. Sebastian of El Campo, their wives and six great- grandchildren.
       Visitation will be Sunday, June 6th, 2004 from 6-9 pm in the chapel of the Settegast-Kopf Co. at Sugar Creek, 15015 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, Texas.
       Service will be held at 10 am on Monday, June 7th, 2004 in the chapel of the Settegast-Kopf Co. Interment will be at 2 pm on Monday in Richards, Texas.

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2017