Earl Alexander Smith

DEACON EARL ALEXANDER SMITH, son of the late William James and Leah Drummond Smith, was born May 13, 1916 at 558 McMechen Street in Baltimore, Maryland. On September 10, 2007, while sleeping at his 301 McMechen Street home, he peacefully departed this earthly life.Deacon Smith was educated in the Baltimore City Public School System. He attended Booker T. Washington Jr. High School, graduated from Frederick Douglass High School, and acquired credits in the accounting field from Loyola College. He successfully passed the State of Maryland’s Real Estate Licensing Examination in the early eighties.In 1934, Earl met Mary Gertrude Wheeler in the Mount Street neighborhood. They fell in love, married on July 3, 1937 at St. Pius Catholic Church. On July 3, 2007 they celebrated seventy years of blissful marriage. Earl and Mary’s key to a successful marriage “is to love God, and love one another.”January 12, 1942 Earl began his employment career with the Social Security Administration located then, in the Candler Building at Pratt and Market Place. His work tour began with the State Operation Office. On January 14, 1944 Earl entered the United States Marine Corps, World War II. He received a ‘Honorable’ discharge as “Staff Sergeant” on April 2, 1946. Upon his discharge, he returned to the Social Security Administration and later retired as State Contributions Technician from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on December 31, 1975.Earl was a devoted Catholic. He was ordained a Deacon in the Catholic Church on July 15, 1972 at Saint Edward’s Church. “He loved visiting the sick and bringing Jesus to them.” He retired as Deacon on Sunday, March 26, 1995.He was a member of the Holy Name Society, as well as the Knights of Columbus Maryland State Council.Earl leaves precious memories with: his loving wife, Mary Wheeler Smith; stepson, Cecil; two granddaughters, Beverly Wimbish Jackson and Tiffany Wimbish; great grandson, Thomas R. Jackson II; sister-in-law, Helen Wheeler Vaughan; brother-in-law, Paul J. Wheeler; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

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Earl Alexander Smith

May 13, 1916 - September 10, 2007