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Evelyn June
Smith
Evelyn J.
Smith, died suddenly Monday morning, May 16, 2005, at the
Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford. Evelyn was born in the
Dorchester section of Boston and was raised in Malden. She was a
Malden High graduate with the Class of 1939. In 1944, Evelyn
married her husband, Richard F. Dame, in St. Paul’s Episcopal
Parish and the couple would settle in Malden and raise their two
children. Evelyn worked at her husbands repair shop, Maplewood
Motors, as the bookkeeper until the business was sold. The
family moved to the west coast for a few years and when they
returned, her husband opened Maplewood Square Motors, an auto
repair and used car dealer, where Evelyn worked as the
bookkeeper. Evelyn later was employed at the Malden Trust
Company, as a bank teller for many years. After her retirement,
she continued to work in the banking industry with the Bank of
America’s office for a few years in Malden up until her passing.
She was life long member of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Parish, St.
Anne’s Guild Charter Member, Eastern Star and the Red Hat Ladies
of Malden.
She is
survived by her son, Stephen R. Dame of Newburyport, her brother
Carl & Robert Benson both of Malden, her grandchildren, Brandon
Giles, Kate Richards, Devon Dame and four great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by her husband, Albert Smith and her first
husband, Richard F. Dame, her daughter, Susan E. Giles, her
parents, Carl Benson and Ida M. (Prescott), and her sisters,
Ida Palmer and Helen Davidson.
Contributions
in Evelyn’s memory maybe made to the Monsignor Neagle’s
Apartment Residence Association, 350 Charles St., Malden, MA
02148
Relatives and
friends are invited to visiting hours at the Weir-MacCuish
Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. Malden, on Thursday, May
19th from 4-8PM.
A Mass of
Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Paul’s Episcopal
Parish, 26 Washington St. Malden on Friday May 20th
at 10AM. Burial will follow in Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden.
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