Marine's slain wife remembered as caring, humble

Marine's slain wife remembered as caring, humble
The Bakersfield Californian
BY LAURA LIERA
Californian staff writer
Jun 11 2013

Family and friends of Rubi Estefania Smith comforted each other Tuesday morning as they stood in front of the Fountain of Chimes at the Greenlawn Funeral Homes Cemetery in northeast Bakersfield.

With tears running down their faces and dark sunglasses hiding their pain, about 50 people watched as Smith's mother and stepfather placed her ashes in a wall of the fountain.

Smith, 21 was stabbed by her husband, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Esteban J. Smith, 23, in North Carolina. Her body was found at a motel on May 26 near Camp Lejeune, N.C., where Esteban was stationed,Texas police said. Esteban later went on a shooting rampage and was killed in west Texas.

The mother of Esteban, Rosalva Jimenez, sat next to the mother of Smith throughout the memorial, and both hugged each other for support.
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Rubi Estefania Smith's funeral
Family members and friends gathered at Green Lawn Mortuary and Cemetery on River Blvd. to place the ashes of Rubi Estefania Smith in a wall of a fountain and remember the young woman. Rubi Estefania Smith is believed to have been fatally stabbed by her husband Esteban Smith, a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base; N.C.