SMITH, Mary Bessenger Smith, 73, of Dade City, passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 19, 2003. She was born on July 19, 1929, in Floral City. Florida and lived most of her life in Dade City. Mary Reid attended Stetson University and graduated from the Charity Hospital School of Nursing in New Orleans. She established the Little School Kindergarten and taught for many years, touching the lives of numerous children and their families. She retired after ten years on the staff of Zephyrhills High School. Mary Reid was an active member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, serving primarily in the Children's Ministry. Mary Reid is survived by her husband, Terry Smith; her mother, Pearl Knight Bessenger; brother, Frank Bessenger (Melinda); daughters, Mary Leslie Olive (Jim) and Harriet Chase (Steve), sons Henry Auvil and J on Auvil (Leslie); and nine grandchildren, Jonathan, Haley, Carlyn, and William Olive, Julia Knight and Reid Auvil, and Cadis, Sage, and Ivy Chase. A service to celebrate Mary Re id's life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday (today) at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dade City. Donations in Mary Reid's memory may be made to the Children's Christian Education Fund at St. Mary's Church.