Obituary for Edwin E. Smith
Edwin E. (Ed) Smith entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Houston, TX. He was born on September 18, 1931, in Pandora, Texas to Jessie Green and Mary (West) Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents; 4 sisters and 4 brothers.
Ed was a dedicated businessman and served the banking industry for thirty-one years before retiring as Executive Vice President from Allied Bank of Texas in 1989. He was elected as a Director of Enterprise Products Company in 1987 and served until 1997. He then served as a Director of EPE Holdings from 2005 to 2010 and then Director of Enterprise Holdings from 2010 to 2014. During that same time, he served as Director with Encore Bancshares from 2007 to 2012. In 2014 he was elected as an Advisory Director of the General Partner of Enterprise Products Partners where he continued to serve until his death.
Ed enjoyed travelling with his wife and friends. His travels and love of hunting took him from Argentina to Alaska, the Northwest Territory to Scotland and Africa.
Ed is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Marty (Jaworski) Smith; children, Robert Smith (Ginger), Linda Jacobson (Jake), Amy Swierkowski, and Matthew Swierkowski (Mari’Brigette). He was “Grandad” to fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends Kye and Ashley Keliehor, and so many people that had the pleasure of knowing such a smart, funny, devoted man.
Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Finch Funeral Chapel- Stockdale.
Funeral Service
Saturday, November 11, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Finch Funeral Chapel
Stockdale, Texas
Pastor Dr. Josh Walters will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Stockdale Cemetery. Online guestbook may be signed at www.finchfuneralchapels.com
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Ed’s honor to the Dan L. Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic Scholarship Foundation at https://childrenslearninginstitute.org/donate.
Ed was a dedicated businessman and served the banking industry for thirty-one years before retiring as Executive Vice President from Allied Bank of Texas in 1989. He was elected as a Director of Enterprise Products Company in 1987 and served until 1997. He then served as a Director of EPE Holdings from 2005 to 2010 and then Director of Enterprise Holdings from 2010 to 2014. During that same time, he served as Director with Encore Bancshares from 2007 to 2012. In 2014 he was elected as an Advisory Director of the General Partner of Enterprise Products Partners where he continued to serve until his death.
Ed enjoyed travelling with his wife and friends. His travels and love of hunting took him from Argentina to Alaska, the Northwest Territory to Scotland and Africa.
Ed is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Marty (Jaworski) Smith; children, Robert Smith (Ginger), Linda Jacobson (Jake), Amy Swierkowski, and Matthew Swierkowski (Mari’Brigette). He was “Grandad” to fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends Kye and Ashley Keliehor, and so many people that had the pleasure of knowing such a smart, funny, devoted man.
Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Finch Funeral Chapel- Stockdale.
Funeral Service
Saturday, November 11, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Finch Funeral Chapel
Stockdale, Texas
Pastor Dr. Josh Walters will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Stockdale Cemetery. Online guestbook may be signed at www.finchfuneralchapels.com
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Ed’s honor to the Dan L. Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic Scholarship Foundation at https://childrenslearninginstitute.org/donate.