Funeral services for Edith Smith are on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 10 am; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2801 Skyline Dr, Mesquite, TX 75149.
Edith is the Beloved wife of Charlie Lee Smith for 68 years.
She & her husband owned & operated donut shops for over 50 years, in and around Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Mesquite and Balch Springs.
Marrying at the age of 15 she cared for her five children while reading and studying dictionaries and encyclopedias from cover to cover. At the age of 35 she finally earned received her diploma the year after her eldest child graduated from high school. She went on to accomplish her Bachelor's degree in education and became an elementary school teacher in the Seagoville, Riley and Balch Springs areas of Dallas County.
She loved history and had a special place in her heart for family history. She became a professional genealogist and co-authored a series of book series for African American Research.
At 75 she had earned her MBA & needed 1 class to finish a 2nd master's degree.
She is predeceased by parents Otho Henry Heflin & Josie Cross; her siblings Otho Henry Heflin Jr, Vivian Becker, Eunice Baird & Francis Devine; daughter Dorothy Charlene Smith; grandchildren Candace Smith, Spencer & David Whitney & Edith Newman, and granddaughter Amelia Law.
Survived by Charlie Lee Smith Sr & their children; Vivian Smith Lehman (Harrell, Charlie, John & Chris Smiley); Anthony Alan Smith (Kelly/ch: Gloriana Silaff, Amoreena Gilbert, Caitlin Christensen, & Travis Smith); Charlie Lee Smith Jr (wife Carla/ch: Charlie Lee Smith 3rd, Sallie Holtzel, Ann Bertrand, Mary Zipper, Susan Smith, & Kathrine Law); Dorothy Sharlene Allen (Michael Colvin/ch: Sariah Hines & Aletha Bray);Susan Smith Whitney (David/ch: Devery & Carissa Cunningham, Camilla Boles, Hannah Sheppard & Hope); and Sariah Smith Hines (ch: Jordan Lowrance, Bailey & Chase Kvalheim & Shawn Hines) & many Grand & great-grandchildren.
