Lesley Ann Smith, 37, of Londonderry, NH, died Saturday, July 9, 2005, at the Concord VNA Hospice House in Concord, NH following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Lesley was born in Putnam, CT on July 27, 1967. She lived in Pomfret, CT and Woodstock, CT in her early years and graduated from the Gray-New Gloster High School in Gray, ME in 1985. In 1986 Lesley graduated from the Willimantic Hair Institute in Willimantic, CT, and worked in that area before moving to Derry, NH. Lesley worked in the Derry area as a hairdresser for many years. From 1996 until 2003, she owned and operated the Hair Loft in Derry and worked at Scissors Happy beauty salon in Derry from 2003 until she became too ill to work in 2004.
Lesley leaves the following people, who all loved her dearly; her companion and significant other, Larry Benjamin, who was a tremendous help to her during her illness, her mother, Elaine Smith of Newport, RI, her father and stepmother, Norval and Jean Smith of Coventry, CT and Key Colony Beach, FL, her brothers, Daryl N. Smith and his wife Cindy of Coventry, CT, Gary R. Smith of Brooklyn, CT, her twin brother, Wesley T. Smith of Bristol, RI, her stepsisters, Laurie Hamer and Holly Hamer, both of Danielson, CT, Tracy Will and her husband Blake of Ashford, CT, and her stepbrother, Ted Hamer of Ashford, CT. Lesley was predeceased by her sister, Cheryl Ann Smith.
Lesley also leaves, her maternal uncle and aunt, Robert and Jean Hoffman of North Conway, NH, her paternal uncle and aunt, Roy and Eleanor Jensen of Bowie, MD, nieces and nephews, Travis and Lucas Smith of Coventry, CT, Jeremiah, Joel and Sydney Smith of Brooklyn, CT, Dylan Lakotta and Camryn Sheehan of Danielson, CT, Ryan and Cody Will of Ashford, CT, and grandniece, Jenna Smith of East Hartford, CT. Lesley will be deeply missed by her best friend, Donna Dinsmoor and her companion Ross Smith.
Following cremation, friends may call on Saturday, July 16th from 10am - 12pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday at 11:00am during calling hours. Following cremation, friends may call on Saturday, July 16th from 10am - 12pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday at 11:00am during calling hours.
An additional Memorial service will take place at 11:00am, July 30, 2005 in the First Congregational Church of Pomfret, Route 44, Pomfret Ct, followed by a graveside service at the Pomfret Cemetery.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice Care Unit, 1850 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03104-2911.