Clifford A. Smith

HOPKINTON Clifford A. Smith, 75, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, in Milford. He was the husband of Dolores (Kennedy) Smith, to whom he was married for 48 years. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late John F. and Myrtle (Duncan) Smith. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps and for many years worked as a technical writer at Raytheon and The Foxboro Company. He was a founding member of the Hopkinton Hornets Hockey Club and a loving and faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Lee Ann Sousa and her husband, Mark, and his granddaughter, Katelyn, all of Hopkinton. He is also survived by his sisters, Ruth McClair and her husband, Alec, of Maryland, Laurel Darling and her husband, Frank, of New York and Virginia Marinelli of N. Andover. The funeral service will be held at the Callanan-Cronin Funeral Home, 34 Church St., Hopkinton, on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2:15 p.m. Calling hours will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., prior to the funeral service. Burial with Marine honors will take place Monday, Nov. 24, at 10:45 a.m., in Bourne National Cemetery. Donations may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.