Suzanne Blackinton Smith

BRIDGEWATER, Conn. — Suzanne Blackinton Smith passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at home with her children at her side.

Born in Attleboro, Mass., to Shirley and Ruth (Fowler) Blackinton, she was the wife for 61 years of the late Roswell "Duke" Smith. A 1942 graduate of Attleboro High School, she attended LaSalle Junior College. She lived in Attleboro until moving to North Falmouth in the 1980s, then in 1999 to Southport in Mashpee.

In 2007, she moved to her daughter's home in Bridgewater.

An avid golfer, Mrs. Smith was a Women's Club Champion at Highland Country Club in Attleboro and was an active golfing member at the Pocasset Golf Club until 2000. Over the years, she also enjoyed tennis, skiing, bowling, bridge and knitting.

She is survived by her children, Susan and husband, Denny, Galvin of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Pocasset, Carolyn and husband, Robert, Hacker of Bridgewater, Conn., and Thomas H. Smith and wife, Annie, of Newtown, Conn.; grandchildren, Jennifer Gattie, Jaclyn Gaddy, Andrew, Brian, Jason, and Daniel Smith; great-grandchildren, Bram and Major Gattie, and Aaliya Smith; nephew, Michael Specht; and nieces, Janet Trudell and Shirley Pierce. She was also the sister of the late Priscilla Specht.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 10:30 a.m., at Bridgewater Congregational Church in Bridgewater. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Milford VNA-Hospice, 68 Park Lane, New Milford, CT 06776.