Eileen J. (Hurley) Smith of Dedham died April 3, 2007 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 80. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas L. Smith.
Mrs. Smith was born in Jamaica Plain in 1927 and was the daughter of the late John and Emily (Law) Hurley. A life long Dedham resident, she was a graduate of Dedham High School, Class of 1944.
She is survived by her children, John Smith of Branford, CT, Thomas Smith of Dedham, Doreen Smith of Dedham and Kathleen Gomes of Wareham. She also leaves six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was the sister of John Hurley of Dedham, Evelyn Lowe of Center Cross, VA, Doreen Kilgariff of Gaithersburg, MD, and the late William Hurley, Emily Foley and Kathleen Hurley.
A funeral service will be held at the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St., Dedham, on Monday, April 9th at 12 Noon. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment will follow in Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton. Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, April 7th from 2-5 PM at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Eileen (Hurley) Smith and the Dedham High School Class of 1944 Scholarship Fund. Donations may be made to the DHS Class of 1944 Reunion Committee, Attn: Pauline Kouri Nickolas, 34 Linnet St., West Roxbury, MA 02132.