Mary Hester Smith

Mary Hester Smith, 89, of Kennewick, died Jan. 6 at Hospice at the Chaplaincy in Kennewick.

She was born in Rochester, Minn., and lived in the Tri-City area since 1958.

She was a retired microbiologist at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland.

Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.

This story was originally published January 6, 2017 at 5:22 PM with the headline "Mary Hester Smith."