Martha Maria Carrera Smith

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Martha Maria Carrera Smith was born Dec. 12, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Otilio Carrera (b. 1897 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico - d. 1983 Chicago, IL) and his wife Virginia Vasquez del Mercado Lopez Portillo Carrera (b. 1910 Mexico City, Mexico - d. 2002 Oak Park, IL).

Her father was a son of Otilio Guadalupe Carrera and Serafina Abran de Carrera. Her mother was a daughter of Manuel Vasquez del Mercado and Maria de Jesus Lopez Portillo.

Martha was a graduate of Knickerbocker Grade School, Waller High School, and Jones Commercial.  She married Dr. Daniel Harold Smith on Aug. 9, 1958, they met at Lake Geneva Youth Camp the previous summer. Her husband served on the faculty at Emmaus Bible College for over sixty years, including as the fourth president from 1976 to 2000. She worked as a secretary for her husband for many years at Emmaus. They had four children and eight grandchildren. She was promoted to glory on Sept. 4, 2020 in Oak Park, Illinois.

Her obit states, "Martha visited every state and numerous countries around the world, spreading the word of God with her husband and sharing encouragement. She was famous for her hospitality, especially her taco dinners. She loved sewing, quilting, and crafting, and was in charge of Handcraft at LGYC for decades."

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