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Dawn Smith Obituary

SMITH Dawn Marie Smith, age 38, previously of Stratford, wife of Jeff Smith of Greer, S.C., entered eternal rest, Monday, September 18, 2006 in Greer, S.C. Mrs. Smith was born February 22, 1968 in Bridgeport. She was a 1986 graduate of Bunnell High School in Stratford and was a Medical Coder Specialist with the Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina. Survivors in addition to her husband, include her loving mother, Paula Hunton Grohol of Shelton; her father, Peter Grohol of Georgia; her birth father, Albert Whitcomb of Florida; her sister, Kimberly Bassett and her husband, Brian, of Oxford; her grandmother, Beryl Hennessey of Stratford; two aunts, Robin Dennis and her husband, Michael, of Shelton and Nancy Marcello and her husband, Thomas, of Stratford; three nephews and a niece, Benjamin, William, Jonathan and Emily Bassett of Oxford; and many cousins. She also leaves behind her loving and faithful companions, Katie, her Black Labrador and Daisy, a Golden Retriever. Friends are invited to attend her funeral service on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at 10 a.m. in the William R. McDonald Funeral Home, 2591 Main Street, Stratford. Interment will follow in Long Hill Burial Grounds, Trumbull. Friends may call Monday from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Published by Connecticut Post on Sep. 24, 2006.

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Mom crosby

July 19, 2025

Letters to Ty DAUGHTER in Heaven They say there is a reason, and they say time will heal. But neither time nor reason can change the way I feel. Gone are the days we used to share, but in Ty heart you're always there. The gates of memory will never close I miss you more than anyone knows. Love and miss y every single Until we meet again. Always & Forever.'"/>

Mom

February 22, 2023

Happy Heavenly Birthday. Missing you

Mom

February 22, 2018

Happy 50th in Heaven. Hope you are dancing with the angles Love and miss you
Mom

Mom

December 24, 2017

Santa do you know where Heaven is? So your reindeer know the way? I have a special gift I need delivered Christmas day. For Christmas is a time to sharing with those we hold so dear so take this gift with all my love to my Angel no longer here. It's wrapped with all our memories from the past that are so sweet and the bows and ribbons are all the dreams we had no time to complete. This is such a special gift please Santa don't delay I would like it to be in Heaven in time for Christmas Day

Mom

September 18, 2017

Missing you more each time I hear your name. I have cried so many tears but my heart is broken just the same. I miss our times together when thing we would share. But nothing fil
ls the emptiness with you no longer there. We have so many memories to last a whole life through and each one of them a reminder of how much I miss you.
Eleven long years Baby Girl and I miss you with all my heart

Mom

December 24, 2016

Missing you often come to me in very heavy waves and today I am drowning. xxxxooo Love you to the moon and back

Mom

December 24, 2016

There is a special place in my heart that is with me every day.A place where all my memories are safely tucked away.It is the perfect place at special times for me to go for there are no words to say I miss you so.And now once again Christmas time has come around, it's where some of the sweetest thoughts of you are found. I miss you more than words can ever say Dawn.

Mom

June 26, 2016

I loved you your entire life. I will miss you the rest of mine. You will be my forever and always

February 22, 2015

Happy Birthday in Heaven Baby Girl. Hope you sing and dance with the Angels I miss you so much and remember you every day Love You -

Mom

December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas baby girl I miss you more than you could ever know Love you every day

Mom

December 18, 2014

I know this Christmas season you are the brightest star in Heaven looking down on me. I miss you and love you more than words can say

Mom

September 26, 2014

Eight years ago I laid you to rest knowing that your spirit will go on forever. I love you and miss you.

Mom

September 18, 2014

I still miss you. As the days and years pass, I miss you. As the pain of grief softens, I miss you. As new memories are made, I miss you. As I smile and laugh, I miss you. Today and every day I miss you Dawn.

Mom

February 22, 2014

You never said I'm leaving
You never said good by
You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why.
A million times I've need you A million times I've cried. If love along could have saved you -You never would have died. In life I loved you dearly and in death I still do. In my heart there is a place that only you can fill.
Happy Birthday in Heaven my Baby Girl I love and miss you so

Mom

December 22, 2013

I am sending a dove to Heaven with a parcel on it's wings Be careful how you open it it's filled with beautiful things. Inside are a million kisses wrapped in a million hugs to say how much I miss you and to send you all my love. I hold you close within my heart and there you will remain To walk with me throughout my life until we are together again.

Mom

December 3, 2013

Thinking about you so much in this season. It's just not the same without you. If I knew the last time I hugged you would be the last time I would never have let you go. Love you

MOM

September 26, 2013

If only I could hug you one more time. There was no time to say good by. God took you home and I don't know why. Dance with Angels my baby girl.
Love and miss you always

MOM

September 25, 2013

I looked at your picture today and a tear slid down my face. I love you and I miss you so much. Seven long years and there is still a big hole in my heart
Love you and miss you

Mom

July 18, 2013

My beautiful Daughter I can no longer see you with my eyes or feel you with my hands but you are in my heart forever

Mom

May 6, 2013

Those we love don't go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen unheard but always near. Still Loved Still Missed

Mom

February 22, 2013

When you have someone in Heaven You have a bit of Heaven in your home.
Happy Birthday Baby Girl I miss you
I love you

Mom

November 12, 2012

Until the day comes when we can be together I'll keep you in my heart forever. I love you and I miss you

Mom

September 25, 2012

Miss you Baby Girl today just as always I love you

MOM

June 15, 2012

I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday and the days before that too. I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, from which I'll never part. God has you in His arms, I have you in my heart.

Paula Crosby

May 11, 2012

No heart could ever miss you more than mine misses you every day. Love you
Mom

Mom

September 25, 2011

My dear Daughter
The moment that you died my heart split in two. One side filled with memories, the other died with you. Remembering you is easy, I do it every day. But missing you is a heartache that never goes away. Rest sweet angel We will be together again soon. I love you.

Mom

August 15, 2011

Remembering you is easy; I do it every day. Its the pain of losing you that never goes away

Mom

December 13, 2010

Grandma is with you Baby Girl. She's bringing you a hug from me.

Mom

October 21, 2010

I miss you Baby Girl

Dad

September 22, 2010

Always missed you.

Dawn, Grandma, Kim

September 26, 2009

Kim, Dawn, Mom

September 26, 2009

Dawn and Mom

September 26, 2009

Mom

September 26, 2009

It's been three long years Baby Girl. Nothing can fill the hole you left in my heart. Rest with the Angels my sweet Baby Girl All my love always

Mom

September 26, 2009

It's been three long years Baby Girl. I love you and I miss you so much. Nothing can ever fill this empty space that you have left in my heart. Rest with the angles my Baby Girl.

All My Love Mom

September 26, 2007

Be Still

Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.

Mom

September 26, 2007

Dawn it's been a long painful year. I miss you so much. Know that when I leave red roses today, I leave my love and a piece of my heart there. Love you always xxoo

Mom

February 22, 2007

My Baby Girl - 39 years ago today God placed a precious gift in my arms and you left me to go back to him much too soon. You are still locked tight in my heart and I miss you. Happy Birthday. All my love.

Your Loving Mother

January 27, 2007

In My Pocket

I have memories in my pocket.
They rattle among the change.

My memories of you are treasures I carry wherever I go.

They are stored in bits and pieces, parts of a beautiful whole
They give me comfort when I think I am alone.

Yes, I have memories in my pocket, like so much other stuff I keep there.

But of all the treasures I have, it’s the memories of you that are the most precious.

Robert Hunton

October 12, 2006

Grand Daugher
Not Good-Bye Just "So Long"
God took her in his arms today, to a beautiful place for her to stay. With long green fields with flowers and brooks you only see in story books. You will miss her I know, but please don't fall. Cause all things cease when God makes his call. Don't weep for her; she's only asleep. Some day in time again you will meet. Up in the distant starry blue she will be waiting for all of you.
"till we meet again"
Grandpa Hunton 2006

Bruce Peters

October 4, 2006

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

Kerri Wellmon

September 29, 2006

I was a classmate of Dawn's at Greenville Technical College, she was in both my Algebra and Psychology classes. I only met her at the beginning of the year, but I considered her a dear friend and loved her for the short time I knew her. She had a wonderful personality that left a lasting impression upon me that I only hope she knew of. God bless all of her family and friends.

Jackie Lemonde

September 28, 2006

I cannot believe it. I worked with Dawn at Greenville Mem. Hospital. I was from MA & she was my saving grace when I moved south. My heartfelt wishes.

Dawn with her nephiew Jonathan - July 8, 2005

September 27, 2006

Dawn with her nephiews William & Benjamin and her niece Emily - July 6, 2005

September 27, 2006

September '92

September 27, 2006

Carrie Lewis

September 27, 2006

I am a student at Greenville Tech. I had two early morning classes with Dawn. She blessed each and everyday day of mine with her smile. May good bless you in this tragic time. Your in my thoughts and prayers!

Wanda Haynie

September 27, 2006

I was surprised and very saddened when I heard about Dawn's death. My God give each of you a wonderful sense of comfort as you go through the grief and sorrow of this loss. She will be missed in my Psychology class and in the community.

Heather Collins

September 27, 2006

I was one of Dawn's instructors this Fall, and her passing on is a shock to me, as well as her fellow students. My condolences go out to all her close friends and loved ones. She will truly be missed.

September 26, 2006

Dean & Cathy McCray

September 25, 2006

May you forever find peace with the Lord Dawn. Be eternally blessed.

Pete & Donna Coghlan

September 24, 2006

Dawn was a bright, kind and sweet girl; and we are better people for having known her. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and all who loved her, during this difficult time. God Bless you.

John & Tiffany Gilbert

September 24, 2006

I am sorry for your loss. Dawn was a gentle soul and I deeply regret her passing.

Amber Coghlan

September 24, 2006

Dawn was a wonderful, generous friend. I will never forget her contagious laugh. She will be missed.

John & Amber Coghlan

September 24, 2006

Our thoughts & prayers are with you in this difficult time. God Bless you.

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