AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Ester Whatley Smith wife of the late Vernon Smith entered into rest at NHC Health Care, Tuesday, December 18, 2012.Funeral service will be held Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church with Rev. Eugene A. Johnson, Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. please sign the guest book at www.wmsfh.net. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Rd. Hephzibah, GA