Edward Winston Smith, 71, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2018.
Mr. Smith was born July 7, 1947, to Edward and Leona Moody Smith in Brewton. Joining the Second St. Siloam Baptist Church at an early age, he attended Pine Grove Elementary School, receiving his high school diploma from Southern Norman High. He earned a bachelor's degree in education at Alabama State University, where he pledged Phi Beta Sigma. Teaching at Escambia High School in Pensacola, he relocated to Chicago and taught in the Chicago Public School System. Later, he secured a position as a Postal Police Officer and substitute taught u...
