Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026

This week's column carries notices for two Marion-resident obituaries published this week: Kris K. Stone Smith and Ruth Elizabeth "Dolly" (Morgan) Johnson, posted via Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes, Mattapoisett, and Chapman Funerals & Cremations, Wareham, respectively.

Kris K. Stone Smith, 59, of Marion, died at home on September 9, 2026, after a brief illness. He was the eldest son of Chester S. Smith II and Donna Marie (Stone) Smith. Service details were not included in the available obituary excerpt; see the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes, Mattapoisett (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/kris-stone-smith-obituary?id=62414562.

Ruth Elizabeth "Dolly" (Morgan) Johnson, 92, of Marion, MA, died Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the Sippican Health Center in Marion, MA. Born in Calais, ME, she was the daughter of the late Ruth E. (Stebbens) and Melvin F. Morgan, and made her home in Marion for more than six decades. Service details were not included in the available obituary excerpt; see the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Chapman Funerals & Cremations, Wareham (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ruth-johnson-obituary?id=62411898.

Notices compiled from Legacy.com listings for Marion, MA (including postings by Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes, Mattapoisett, and Chapman Funerals & Cremations, Wareham). Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Marion Patch were also checked this week; no additional qualifying Marion-resident obituaries with a date of death or publication in this coverage period were found there.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.