douglas d smitherman
Our hearts were made sad on last
Sunday evening, June 2nd, 1935, about 3:00 o'clock when the news came
from the Baptist Hospital at Selma that one of our life long friends
had passed to the great beyond. Douglas had been in the Hospital just a
few days. He first had typhoid fever and then in the last pneumonia,
which proved fatal to him.
He was only 21 years of age and it seems only a short life, but we know the will of the Lord must be done. He bore his suffering pat- iently and said boys stay with me, I'm coming. They said he thought he was going to get well, then on Saturday, June 1, he told his sist- er, Miss Lyda Smitherman that they were going to lose someone and he took her by the hand and put it on his heart and told her that they were going to lose Douglas, then he told her that "all is well with me."
Douglas will be missed by all who knew him, and especially by the young people not only in this community but by the surrounding communities as he did a lot of traveling around. He will be missed in our church and B. Y. P. U., but we only know that God had a better home than this for Douglas and I trust that all of his friends and especially his pals will think of the may they are living and think we know not when the time comes and let us put our trust in the most all wise God, the Father of all, and meet Douglas and all of our loved ones in that beautiful mansion which our Father has prepared for us and all we have to do is to put our whole trust in God and we will meet them up there.
Douglas was taken from this world of sin and sorrow, and he dwells where Peace, rest and happiness reigns, and we should not wish him back from his realm of glory.
His kind words and sweet smiles will live on through the lives of those who knew him. We will miss him so much from our midst. I feel that our loss is Heaven's gain.
His remains were brought to Shady Grove and as the rain drops were falling on Monday evening he was laid to rest by his little baby sister who passed on many years ago. Douglas had so many friends until old Shady Grove Church could not seat the people. It was filled to caparity.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. E. Hamric, Pastor the Church, assisted by the former Pastor, Rev. Grady Williams of Clanton.
Douglas leaves to mourn his death, his dear sweet mother and father, known as Mr. Long John Smitherman and Granny Vick;. Three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Houldrich of Randolph, Mrs. Fannie Payne of Thomas Mill, Miss Lyda Smitherman of Tuscaloosa, Three brothers, Mr. Allen and Clyde Smitherman of Marvel, Mr. Clarence Smitherman of Tuscaloosa [and a host of other relatives and friends who said good by to Doug- las in this world but we hope to meet him in the world to come where there is no more good bye's.
He was laid to rest underneath a beautiful bank of flowers. "A precious one from us is gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our home, that can never be filled. God in ois wisdom has recalled the bloom His love hath given. Although Douglas' body slumbers here, his soul is safe in Heaven.
He was only 21 years of age and it seems only a short life, but we know the will of the Lord must be done. He bore his suffering pat- iently and said boys stay with me, I'm coming. They said he thought he was going to get well, then on Saturday, June 1, he told his sist- er, Miss Lyda Smitherman that they were going to lose someone and he took her by the hand and put it on his heart and told her that they were going to lose Douglas, then he told her that "all is well with me."
Douglas will be missed by all who knew him, and especially by the young people not only in this community but by the surrounding communities as he did a lot of traveling around. He will be missed in our church and B. Y. P. U., but we only know that God had a better home than this for Douglas and I trust that all of his friends and especially his pals will think of the may they are living and think we know not when the time comes and let us put our trust in the most all wise God, the Father of all, and meet Douglas and all of our loved ones in that beautiful mansion which our Father has prepared for us and all we have to do is to put our whole trust in God and we will meet them up there.
Douglas was taken from this world of sin and sorrow, and he dwells where Peace, rest and happiness reigns, and we should not wish him back from his realm of glory.
His kind words and sweet smiles will live on through the lives of those who knew him. We will miss him so much from our midst. I feel that our loss is Heaven's gain.
His remains were brought to Shady Grove and as the rain drops were falling on Monday evening he was laid to rest by his little baby sister who passed on many years ago. Douglas had so many friends until old Shady Grove Church could not seat the people. It was filled to caparity.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. E. Hamric, Pastor the Church, assisted by the former Pastor, Rev. Grady Williams of Clanton.
Douglas leaves to mourn his death, his dear sweet mother and father, known as Mr. Long John Smitherman and Granny Vick;. Three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Houldrich of Randolph, Mrs. Fannie Payne of Thomas Mill, Miss Lyda Smitherman of Tuscaloosa, Three brothers, Mr. Allen and Clyde Smitherman of Marvel, Mr. Clarence Smitherman of Tuscaloosa [and a host of other relatives and friends who said good by to Doug- las in this world but we hope to meet him in the world to come where there is no more good bye's.
He was laid to rest underneath a beautiful bank of flowers. "A precious one from us is gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our home, that can never be filled. God in ois wisdom has recalled the bloom His love hath given. Although Douglas' body slumbers here, his soul is safe in Heaven.