He was preceded in death by his parents, Mack and Myrtle Smith; a sister, Eleanor Horn; a son, Edice Ray Smith, Jr.; and his wives, Clara Twomey Smith and Janice Lund Blankenship Smith.
He will be mourned and missed by a brother, Harold Smith; a sister, Ann Hamilton; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Dianne, Rand and Beth, Jeff and Ann, and Marty and Pam; as well as thirteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, on Sunday, August 31 from 2 o'clock until 5 o'clock, and First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 113 Eighth Avenue South in Nashville, on Monday, September 1 at 9 o'clock. The funeral will be Monday at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Brian Hooper at First Lutheran. Interment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Edice's grandchildren and their spouses or fiancés will serve as honorary Pallbearers.
The family would appreciate any personal memories or condolences shared at Edice's personal memorial page. Please visit the online obituary: www.woodlawn-roesch-pattonfh.com.