Area Soldier Laid to Rest

By WKBW Directors

July 9, 2010 Updated Feb 4, 2010 at 3:00 PM EST

HORNELL, NY (WKBW) -- Family and friends gathered in Hornell this week to pay their final respects to a fallen Marine.

19-year-old Lance Corporal Zach Smith was laid to rest at Saint Ann's Church in his home town of Hornell, NY.

Smith was killed by an Improvised Explosive Device last month while serving in Afghanistan.

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