Margaret B Smith's Obituary
On January 9, 1934, in Dallas, Texas, Sarah Margaret Brockles Smith was born into the loving Greek/American family of Andrew and Ola Brockles as the adored baby of five children. Her idyllic childhood was interrupted at the age of 16 by polio that nearly took her life and left her weakened and paralyzed. Doctors never expected her to live out of her teens or surely her twenties, but God had a 92-year plan for Margaret that included learning to walk again, though haltingly for a number of years, making overseas trips to her relatives in Greece (with a trek to the Acropolis with a lot of help!), and “running away from home” to Houston at age 30 for a life of independence. Her many natural talents included painting in watercolor and oil (at times using her teeth), writing poetry, composing music, and teaching piano, long after she was able to play.
She met her “hero” Glenn Smith at a party in Houston they had each reluctantly attended, and on July 17, 1969, they began a beautiful 42-year union that lasted until Glenn went to be with the Lord in 2011. Margaret instantly became a loving mother to Glenn’s young teen daughters, Terri and Dana. Margaret’s greatest joy was ultimately found in the Lord Jesus Christ when she and Glenn became believers in the mid ‘70s. They moved to the Dallas area in the early ‘80s and eventually became faithful members of Believers Chapel where they served the Lord for the rest of their lives. Margaret taught a Titus 2 home Bible study for ten years, led homemaking classes for the young girls at church, hosted countless people in their home, and mentored many young women.
Margaret continued to serve others in her widowhood of nearly 15 years. When she moved to assisted living, she kept the Good News of Jesus going out to caregivers, nurses, housekeepers, and fellow residents. Her famous “wall of Scriptures” gave glory to God and a place for reflection and prayer. Margaret’s life motto was that trials are a calling. “Don’t cave under them but see them as a way to grow and trust Him,” she would say. Her hardest trial of all came as she survived a critical health crisis in the ICU and once again defied the medical odds to live on for one more year on assignment from God. Tired and weary, she longed for Home and finally flew to Jesus in the late hours of Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Margaret was preceded in death by parents, Andrew and Ola Brockles; siblings, Sophie Mae and Chester Ellis, Andrew Jr. and Chris Brockles, Alethia and Tommy Alt, and Arge and Pauline Brockles; beloved husband, Glenn Smith; stepdaughter, Dana Adams; and granddaughter, Courtney Tellez. She is survived by her stepdaughter Terri Sigurdson, and granddaughters, Rachel Failmezger and Marlena Conner, and more great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews than could ever be named! Her “crazy nephew” Howard Keeling faithfully fulfilled Glenn’s final wishes to care for his Margaret in his absence.
Her family would like to give a special word of thanks to the small army of women who lovingly tended to Margaret for so many years, and to the caregivers and staff of Mustang Creek Estates and Hope Hospice, whose excellent care sustained her in her final year.
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