Martha Ellen (Turner) Smith of Bedford died on April 17, 2020 with her daughter Jennifer by her side. She was the loving mother of Jennifer Cermak and her husband Larry of MD, Raymond Smith III, Rodney A. Smith, and Brian D. Smith of VA. Beloved grandmother of Nicholas Cermak and Corie Lewis. Martha was a tireless and loyal public servant of U.S. veterans, working in Decedent Affairs at the E.N. Rogers Memorial V.A. Hospital in Bedford for many years. She was a volunteer for "No Veteran Dies Alone" amongst other numerous programs she started and participated in for veterans in the V.A. system. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Boston. A memorial service will be held at a later date in All Saints Church in Chelmsford.