Elsie Hilton, 98, of Village Drive, Smithfield, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Fatima Hospital. She was the widow of Leroy T. Hilton.
Born in Providence, she was one of 14 children of the late Peter and Mary Palmieri. She had been a resident of Smithfield for her whole life.
She was an assistant nurse at Waterman Heights before retiring. She Volunteered at the former Lying Inn Hospital and spent many hours at the Smithfield Senior Center
She is survived by her daughter Cindy Lavender of Smithfield, her grandchildren; Jenna Vallee of Smithfield and Jon Lavender of Smithfield; her great grandson Hunter Vallee and her siblings Madeline White and Margie Boudreau both of Connecticut and Ralph Palmieri of Chepachet.
Her funeral will be held Monday at 9:30am from the ANDERSON-WINFIELD Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in St. Michaels’ Church 80 Farnum Pike, Georgiaville. Burial Highland Park Cemetery, Johnston. Visitation Monday morning 8:30-9:30am. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to Homefront, 185 Putnam Pike, Suite 1, Glocester, RI 02814.