passed away Thursday, March 16, 2016. He leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Adell Stallworth (Willie) of Chicago, Illinois; sons, Reverend Nathaniel Smiley (Kimberly) of Atlanta, Georgia and Willie Ed Smiley, Jr. (Debra) of Birmingham, Alabama; stepdaughters, Amanda Lucas and Georgia Sutton (Donald) of Birmingham, Alabama; stepson, Robert Taylor of Baltimore, Maryland; sisters, Viney Foster, Mamie Glenn (Benjamin), Claudia London of Detorit, Michigan, Frances Turner (Donald) of Charlotte, North Carolina; brother, Claude Smiley (Mary) of Chicago, Illinois.
Family Hour will be held Friday, March 25, 2016 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Smith & Gaston Southside Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 12:00 Noon at First Memorial Baptist Church, 3012 - 15th Avenue North, with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.