Edward Allen Schmidt

June 22, 1949 - February 3, 2022

Edward Allen Schmidt, 72, passed away February 3, 2022 at Copiah County Medical Center. Visitation will be 9am-10am Wednesday at St. Martin Catholic Church. Service will be 10am Wednesday at St. Martin Catholic Church with burial at Wesson Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. He was born on June 22, 1949 in Independence, LA. He was a Superintendent in Commercial Construction and worked as a Public Assistance Task Force Leader for Emergency Management. Mr. Schmidt was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps serving six years and was a Vietnam combat veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen Welch Schmidt, Clarence Joseph Schmidt and Edward O. Hutchinson; and grandchild, Everette Allen Schmidt. He is survived by his wife, Anita Carol Schmidt; children, Chris Schmidt (Janet) and Amber Schmidt Watts (Jess); brother, Ron Hutchinson (Judy), Russell Schmidt (Pam), Mike Schmidt (Amy), and Tony Schmidt (Karen); sister, Annette Schmidt Harreld; grandchildren, Clarence James Schmidt (Lauren), Andrew Nicholas Schmidt, Hadley Barrett Watts, Caitlyn Marie Burns, Sheldon Burns, and Dalton Burns; and great grandchildren, Kaiser Alan Schmidt and Marley Carrol Schmidt. Memorials may be made to St. Martin Catholic Church, C/O St. John Catholic Church, PO Box 167, Crystal Springs, MS 39059