Leah Vance Knowles Smith, 86, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed peacefully from this earth on March 30, 2017 in Fort Worth. Leah was born September 30, 1930 in Goldthwaite, TX to Leahman and Maud Knowles. She married Roger C. Smith on July 9, 1949 in Brownwood, TX and soon after moved to Fort Worth where they lived and raised their family. Leah was preceded in death by her parents, Leahman Knowles and Maud Buchannon; brothers, Leahman Knowles Jr., Vernon Knowles, and Tilma Doyle Spradling. She leaves behind her husband of 67 years, Roger C. Smith; son, Curtis Smith and wife, Cara; and one grandson , Trevor Smith, all of Fort Worth.