Birth date: Dec 1, 1936 Death date: Jan 28, 2017
Edwin Burnell Smith passed away on Saturday January 28th, 2017. Edwin was the third child of Sanford A. Smith and Zephalena Davis Smith and he was born in Wellington, Kansas, on December 1, 1936. Edwin attended rural grade school Read Obituary
I have loved hearing stories about your academic adventures, Grandpa! You sure have made your family proud! I will never forget your quirky smirk, witty mind, vast sense of humor, thirst for knowledge, and loving heart. I am thankful to be part of your family an we will miss you terribly, but we know you are at peace now. Tell Grandma and Great Grandma and Grandpa Smith that I say hi. I bet it's grand in Heaven ;)
To Dr. Smith's children:While I was an undergraduate student in the early 70s, I worked for Dr. Smith in the Herbarium and found him certainly very knowledgeable, but also very funny in his understated way. I did a number of pen and ink drawings of Coreopsis species for him that were published, and he never failed to be encouraging and patient - even when I'd have to change one of the drawings for the fourth or fifth time because he'd made a new discovery about some detail of the plant. It got to be very funny actually, as I often threatened to throw a pen at him if he found out anything else! I have very good memories of him, both as a teacher and a supervisor. My best to you all.
May our Lord bless and comfort you and your family during this time of grief. Please accept our sincere condolences.
Daddy I miss you.
