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- DANSVILLE - Harriet Josephine (Campbell) Smith, 88, of Stoner Hill Road in West Sparta and formerly of Valley View Court in Dansville, died Tuesday (June 5, 2007) at her home in West Sparta.
She was born Oct. 5, 1918, in Dansville, the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie (Deegan) Campbell, and had been a lifelong resident of Dansville. Harriet was married July 18, 1946, to Elmer C. Smith, who she was predeceased by Dec. 15, 1999. Harriet was a graduate of Dansville High School and Rochester School of Commerce. She had been employed at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Geneseo for four-and-a-half years and then retired in January 1984 as secretary at the Ellis B. Hyde Elementary School after 34 years of service. Harriet was a 75-year member of the Dansville Presbyterian Church, where she became a member April 16, 1932, and was ordained a Deacon Feb. 5, 1986, having served in that position for the past 21 years. She was also a life member and past officer of Deborah Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, a member and officer of Opportunity Circle of the King's Daughters and Sons, and was a long time member of the Noyes Hospital Auxiliary, where she served as treasurer for 12 years and also volunteered in the hospital for many years.
Besides her husband, Elmer, Harriet was predeceased by her brothers, Dana, DeWitt and Clifford Campbell; her sisters, Eleanor and Edith Davis, and Dorothy Forsythe; and son-in-law, James Lawall. She is survived by a daughter, Karen Lawall of East Greenville, Pa.; one sister, Arlene Putney of Dansville; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no prior calling hours. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Monday in the McKee Parlor of the Dansville Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. William Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery in Dansville.
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