Smith, Ruth M. (Murphy), January 7, 2018, born in Woburn. Wife of the late Charles R. Smith. Mother of the late Donna Marie Smith. Daughter of the late Frank & Ruth Murphy. Sister of the late Norma M. Smith & Frank J. Murphy. Survived by 2 nieces, 2 grandnephews and a grandniece. Ruth was a graduate of St. Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing, a member of St. Elizabeth's Alumni and the USS Constitution Museum. Funeral from the Burke & Blackington Funeral Home , 1479 Washington St., (Rte. 16), West Newton, Thursday, January 10, 2018 at 8:30AM, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Bernard Church, West Newton at 10:00 AM. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA. Remembrances may be made in Ruth's memory to Vest a Dog, 114 N 5th St., Ponchatoula, LA 70454