Edward M. Smith, 69, recently passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Shawnee Community College. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM, also at Shawnee Community College. Private burial will take place at Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Illinois.

In order to honor Edward's memory, donations can be made to the Connell F. Smith Homer Brown Scholarship Fund at 5102 Ed Smith Way, Marion, IL 62959, or to TLC (The Laborers Care) of Southern & Central Illinois at PO Box 3249, Carbondale, IL 62902.

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