Cover photo for Edward Smith's Obituary
Edward Smith Profile Photo

Edward Smith

September 24, 1932 — September 30, 2022

Tuscaloosa

Edward Smith

Edward Lee Smith, 90, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2022. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama to Zelta Shelton Smith and Arby Lee Smith. After graduating from Palmetto High School in Reform, Alabama, Edward attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He obtained his master's degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and was a long time member of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia and later First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa. He proudly served in the U.S. Army for two years and was an active member of the Gideons International.

He is survived by two sons, Kevin (Chantelle) Smith and Karl Smith, as well as four grandchildren, Ryden (Jordan) Smith, Coleman Smith, Brynna Smith, and Lincoln Smith. He was preceeded in death by his wife, Billie Jean Bates Smith, and his parents, Zelta Shelton Smith, and Arby Lee Smith.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, 721 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401. Family will receive friends at 10:00am with the funeral service to begin at 11:00am. Graveside burial at Ashcraft Corner Baptist Church Cemetery, 13744 AL Hwy. 159, Kennedy, AL 35574, will immediately follow the service.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Gideons International or to First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa Mission Fund.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Edward Smith, please visit our flower store.

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, October 7, 2022

10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)

First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa

AL

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Friday, October 7, 2022

Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)

First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa

AL

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Graveside Service

Friday, October 7, 2022

Starts at 1:15 pm (Eastern time)

Ashcraft Corners

AL

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree