James Edward Ed Smith

In the summer of 1948, the small community of Eloy, Arizona, was rocked by the violent death of one of its own lawmen. Deputy Sheriff James Edward 'Ed' Smith, a 44-year-old man who had served the Pinal County Sheriff's Office for just over a month, was shot and killed on August 3rd. Prior to his brief tenure with the sheriff's office, he had been the Eloy Justice of the Peace and had also served as a deputy sheriff in Oregon. He was a husband and a father to four children.

On that fateful ...

Pinal County Sheriff's Office - Deputy Sheriff James Edward

James Edward “Ed” Smith (1904-1948) - Find a Grave Memorial