ernest philmore smitherman
FLOYDADA - Funeral service for
Ernest P. Smitherman, 88, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist
Church with the Rev. Nathan Mulder, pastor of Flomot Baptist Church and
the Rev. Howell Farnsworth, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in
Floyd County Memorial Park by Moore-Rose- White Funeral Home.
Mr. Smitherman died at 5:30 a.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1995, in Floydada Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.
He was born on Oct. 10, 1906, in Rhome, Wise County. He moved to Floyd County in 1917 from Wise County and was a farmer and motel owner/operator.
He was a member of the Lions Club, the Rotary Club and First Baptist Church. He also was involved with the Boy Scouts and the Little League. He was a mem- ber of First Baptist Church.
He married Ruth Ruth Paulene Childress on Jan. 1, 1930, in Plainview.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Philip of Floydada and Larry of Austin; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The family will receive visitors at the funeral home today from 6-8 p.m.
Mr. Smitherman died at 5:30 a.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1995, in Floydada Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.
He was born on Oct. 10, 1906, in Rhome, Wise County. He moved to Floyd County in 1917 from Wise County and was a farmer and motel owner/operator.
He was a member of the Lions Club, the Rotary Club and First Baptist Church. He also was involved with the Boy Scouts and the Little League. He was a mem- ber of First Baptist Church.
He married Ruth Ruth Paulene Childress on Jan. 1, 1930, in Plainview.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Philip of Floydada and Larry of Austin; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The family will receive visitors at the funeral home today from 6-8 p.m.