Edward Earl Smithers M-H-13-3

Edward “Ed” Smithers, 85, of Franklin, formerly of Edinburgh, died Nov. 10, 2014. He was a resident of Franklin and a former resident of Edinburgh. Survivors include his daughter, Linda Watson; son Eddie Smithers; three grandchildren; and brothers, Charles Smithers, Bill Cox, and Robert Cox. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Christ Fellowship Church, 125 Lind Drive, Edinburgh, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh. Arrangements were made by Simplicity Funeral and Cremation Care.