Longmeadow, MA-Doris Ruth (Cameron) Smith, age 83, formerly of Naugatuck, passed away on Friday November 22, 2024.

Born in Montpelier, VT on December 23, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Harold E. and Helen (Bruley) Cameron.  Doris was a former Home Health Aide.  She enjoyed drawing and was intrigued with Native American culture and often collected artifacts and donated to many of their causes.  She especially loved spending quality time with her grandchildren.

She leaves her family to honor her memory, son Christopher Smith and his wife Michelle of East Brookfield, MA; her brother Richard Cameron; her loving grandchildren, Anthony, Bryan, Samantha, Jacob, Mara, Hailey, Nick, and Sam;  and several nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her son Charles Smith, her granddaughter Stephanie Smith, her two sisters Dot and Shirley, and her two brothers Franny and Stanley.

A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday December 7, 2024 from 12-2 p.m. at the NaugatuckValley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street in Naugatuck.  To send an on-line condolence or share a memory, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.