Hunter Reece Smith

Hunter Reece Smith was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Hunter was born in Beaumont, Texas on September 8, 2003, to Dana Walding Tucker and Andrew Smith. Hunter was a resident of Brenham, Texas and a 2022 graduate of Brenham High School. He worked at Triple C Sheet Metal in Brenham where he was a willing and trusted employee that carried out his duties in a professional and conscientious manner. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing, boating, target practice and shooting clays. He also loved spending time with his family and friends at the family farm, ranch and any outdoor space. Hunter was well loved as a member of the Cowboy Church of Brenham where he not only attended but was also baptized. He was a smart, kind, funny, and deeply loving young man.  He loved his family with a depth that few possess. In many ways he was wiser than his years. He was quick to smile and ended conversations with his family with “I love you”. Hunter was a true believer and had an authentic and faithful relationship with the Lord. He read his bible daily and was striving to develop a deeper connection with God. He has inspired others to grow in faith not only by his words but also by his actions. Hunter will be so very missed by all who knew and loved him and yet we take comfort in the knowledge that he is in the loving arms of Jesus, now and forever and that we will be reunited with him in time.  We love you Hunter.

Hunter is survived by his parents, Andrew and Amy Smith, and Dana Walding Tucker; sibling, Gavin Tucker; step-siblings, Thomas and Alissa McCord; aunt, Angela Paredes; aunt and uncle, Julie and John Miller; uncle and aunt, Anthony and Sandra Walding and their children; aunt and uncle, Sydney and John Allen and their children; aunt and uncle, Pamela and Glenn Willis and their children; uncle, Adam Reeves; uncle and aunt, Charles L. Rufo and Sunny C. Rufo; great-aunts and uncles, Jan Little; Gary Mathis; Stephen and Kenny Smith; Severen and Wendy Smith; Holly and Denny Tottenham; cousins, Lauren Rufo, Chaz Rufo, and Sunny S. Rufo, and many Smith cousins; grandparents, Juan and Kim Paredes; Nelson Smith; Anita Reeves; and Mark Goodson; great-grandmothers, Yvonne Sharpton and Barbara Corley; extended family, J.R. Tucker, Clayton Tucker, Taylor and Abram Wersig, and Tyler Tucker; and many friends.

The family welcomes memorial contributions to help honor Hunter’s memory and assist with service arrangements via Zelle, 979-337-3337.

A gathering of Hunter’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 7, 2025, at Broussard’s, with his interment to follow at China Cemetery, China.