alvis monroe smitherman
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M. Smitherman, 80, Reynolda Road, Route 1, died in a local hospital
last night at 8:20 o'clock after a serious illness of one week. He had
been in declining health for sometime.Mr. Smitherman was born April 30, 1863, in Yadkin County, a son of the late David and Sally Norman Smitherman, and spent most of his life near East Bend, where he was a well-known farmer and miller.
He served as postmaster at Shore in Yadkin County for a number of years and was also county commissioner of Yadkin County for some time.
Mr. Smitherman moved to Forsyth County 12 years ago and had operated a store on Reynolda Road since that time.
He was a member of Baltimore Methodist Church and superintendent of Stony Knoll Sunday School for a number of years.
His wife, who before marriage was Miss Elizabeth Nichols, died October 8, 1935.
Survivors include three sons, Dalt Smitherman of East Bend, and John and Frank Smitherman of Winston-Salem; three daughters, Mrs. Wallace Hauser of Kel- logg, Iowa; Mrs. F. E. Myers of East Bend and Miss Maude' Smitherman of Morganton; a large num- ber of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. George Nicholson and Misses Nancy and Millie Smitherman, all of East Bend; two brothers, Dock and Anderson Smitherman of East Bend.