Background
Smith, Edward O'dell was born on March 22, 1929 in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. Son of Haskell V. and Eva M. (O'Dell) Smith.
minister social sciences educator
Smith, Edward O'dell was born on March 22, 1929 in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. Son of Haskell V. and Eva M. (O'Dell) Smith.
AB, Emory and Henry College, 1951. Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1958.
Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church United States of America, 1958. With Missionary to Brazil, 1958—1962. Pastor 1st Presbyterian Church, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 1962—1968.
Dean students Lees–McRae College, Banner Elk, North Carolina, 1968—1980, chairman division social science, since 1980. With United States Army, 1951-1954.
Chairman Town Planning Board, Banner Elk, 1978—1980. Trustee Cannon Memorial Hospital, since 1984.
Married Patricia Spencer Rees, September 1, 1955. Children: Mimi, Mark, Josh, Sean, Carrie.