Edmond Ellison Smith Sr. Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Edmond Ellison Smith Sr. (Lafayette, Louisiana), who passed away at the age of 85, on November 10, 2019. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Edmond Ellison Smith Sr. to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, James Frank Smith, Jr. and Rebecca Simmons Smith; and his sister Francis Scranton. He is survived by: his wife Sylvia Ann Savoy Smith of Lafayette; his children, Edmond E. Smith, Jr. (Diana) of Highland Ranch, CO, Ives Scott Smith (Carla) of New Iberia and Rebecca S. Rutherford of Lafayette; his sister Jean Quellhorst (Harold) of Isabella, MO; his grandchildren, Amanda R. Raatz (Joe), Abby R. Castille (Bryce), Keni-Lynn S. Goessl (Jason), Kyle B. Smith, Kennedy and Connor Smith; his great grandchildren, Savannah Raatz, William Raatz, Cohen Goessl, Elliot Grace Goessl and Logan Goessl; and his friend Pauline Greene.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Edmond's name to the American Diabetic Association at P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, VA, 22215, 1-800-342-2383, http://www.diabetes.org or the American Heart Association at American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692, 1-800-242-8721, http://www.heart.org.