Emily (hurd) smitherman
SMITHERMAN, Mrs. Emily H., age 55, of 1618 Clarendon Ave., Bessemer, passed away Monday p.m.
Survived by son, John L. Smitherman of Huntsville; 2 granddaughters, Shannon and Bethany Smitherman; father, Mr. Henry Hurd of Bessemer; 1 sister, Mrs. Charles Logan of B'ham; 2 brothers, Robert Hurd of Houston, Texas, and Richard Hurd of Atlanta, Ga.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services Thursday 10 a.m. from Brown-Service, Bessemer Chapel, Rev. Jimmy Cantrell, officiating. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers, Tom Ashley, Wilcox Randle, William E. Hood, Burt Lytle, Clyde Morrison, J. R. Stephenson. Brown-Service, Bessemer directing.
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A car-train collision Monday night resulted in death for Mrs. Emily Hurd Smitherman. an employee at the Bessemer Public Library, according to Deputy Coroner C. R. Reeves.
A northbound Southern Railway freight train struck Mrs. Smitherman's car at the 16th Street crossing near Carolina Avenue about 8:10 p.m., according to Reeves.
The engineer was Marion C. Elkins Jr. A finding of accidental death has been returned by the deputy coroner and no charges have been placed.
The crossing where the collision occurred is equipped with a flashing signal.
Survived by son, John L. Smitherman of Huntsville; 2 granddaughters, Shannon and Bethany Smitherman; father, Mr. Henry Hurd of Bessemer; 1 sister, Mrs. Charles Logan of B'ham; 2 brothers, Robert Hurd of Houston, Texas, and Richard Hurd of Atlanta, Ga.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services Thursday 10 a.m. from Brown-Service, Bessemer Chapel, Rev. Jimmy Cantrell, officiating. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers, Tom Ashley, Wilcox Randle, William E. Hood, Burt Lytle, Clyde Morrison, J. R. Stephenson. Brown-Service, Bessemer directing.
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A car-train collision Monday night resulted in death for Mrs. Emily Hurd Smitherman. an employee at the Bessemer Public Library, according to Deputy Coroner C. R. Reeves.
A northbound Southern Railway freight train struck Mrs. Smitherman's car at the 16th Street crossing near Carolina Avenue about 8:10 p.m., according to Reeves.
The engineer was Marion C. Elkins Jr. A finding of accidental death has been returned by the deputy coroner and no charges have been placed.
The crossing where the collision occurred is equipped with a flashing signal.