Clifton Smith

Clifton V. Smith Jr. of North Conway passed away on February 23rd, 2012 at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was just a month shy of his 97th birthday. Cliff was born in Jackson, NH on March 24th, 1915 to Mabel and Clifton Smith. He was pre-deceased by his wife Rita Mcgilvery on Oct 21st, 1981.
Cliff began his working career as a teamster, working alongside his father, then later took a job at the Wentworth Resort in Jackson until moving on to Russell Cottages in Kearsarge. Clifton and Rita were joined in marriage on June 25th, 1939 and then accompanied the Woodbury's to the 1939 World's Fair in New York. In 1945 Cliff decided to take on a second job and began working part-time for Tom Harris of Harris Taxi. Upon the passing of Tom Harris in 1963, Cliff took over the business which he ran with his youngest son Barry until 2007. In 1968 Cliff started working a part-time job at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway, a job he would maintain for the next 30 plus years. Cliff was an exceptional golfer; he won the North Conway Country Club Championship five consecutive years from 1956-1961.
He is survived by his sons, Gary Smith of Intervale and Barry Smith of North Conway, as well as a sister, Elaine Farrugia of South Portland, Maine, and a brother, Maurice Smith of Cumberland, Maine.
Cliff was pre-deceased by his siblings Evelyn Woodbury, Thelma Hodgkins, Myrtie Maynard and Everett Smith.
A funeral service will be held at the Furber and White Funeral Home later in the spring.. There will be no visiting hours. Burial will be in the North Conway Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made in Cliff's memory to Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation, PO Box 1842, North Conway, NH 03860.