essie faye smitherman
Miss Essie Faye Smitherman, 85,
of Waco died Friday, Feb. 27 at a local rest home. Services will be at
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with David
Smitherman, minister, officiating. Burial at Rosemound Cemetery.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. to- day at the funeral home.
She was born Nov. 27, 1912, in Waco to Littleton A. and Zenera Harlan Smitherman. She attended three Waco public schools: Provi- dent Heights, West Junior High School and Waco High School. She was very active in music during the regime of Cobby de Stivers and directed orchestras at both South and West Junior High Schools while a student at Waco High School. These were the only junior high schools in Waco in the 1930s.
Miss Smitherman was a graduate of Baylor University with a BA degree in 1936 and an MA degree in 1955. She served the Texas schools for 40 years, teaching in Uvalde, Alice, Kingsville and Waco. She retired from Lake Air Junior High School. The 40 years were in public school choral music and math.
She was a member of numerous organizations, including a life membership in Waco Federation of Women Club, life membership in PTA of Texas given by Lake Air PTA, life member of Texas Retired Teacher's Association, and life member of Texas and National Federation of Music Clubs. She was an active member of Texas Educator's Music Asso- ciation and American Choral Di- rector's Association and a member of Epsilon Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, where she directed children's choir and Waco Euterpean Club.
Surivors include two sisters, Mrs. R.C. Davis Jr. (Lois) of Dallas and Mrs. Truett Malone (Ruth) of Temple; two nieces, Mrs. Debbie Rampy of Cayuga and Mrs. Janet Stokes of Sachse; two nephews, David Malone of Temple and Clifton Davis of Wylie; three great-nieces, Stephanie Herod of Cayuga and Jennifer and Diana Davis of Wylie; and two great-nephews, Alex Herod of Cayuga and Riley Davis of Wylie.
Pallbearers will be Ken Howard, Ed Moore, D. Kenneth McGee, Donald Poston, Brian Mattson, Ambassador Lyndon L. Olson Jr. and Bill Amen.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Waco Euterpean Club and members of Epsilon Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.. Memorials may be made to Waco Euterpean Club, c/o Mrs. John Lake, 725 Kipling, Waco 76710.
She was born Nov. 27, 1912, in Waco to Littleton A. and Zenera Harlan Smitherman. She attended three Waco public schools: Provi- dent Heights, West Junior High School and Waco High School. She was very active in music during the regime of Cobby de Stivers and directed orchestras at both South and West Junior High Schools while a student at Waco High School. These were the only junior high schools in Waco in the 1930s.
Miss Smitherman was a graduate of Baylor University with a BA degree in 1936 and an MA degree in 1955. She served the Texas schools for 40 years, teaching in Uvalde, Alice, Kingsville and Waco. She retired from Lake Air Junior High School. The 40 years were in public school choral music and math.
She was a member of numerous organizations, including a life membership in Waco Federation of Women Club, life membership in PTA of Texas given by Lake Air PTA, life member of Texas Retired Teacher's Association, and life member of Texas and National Federation of Music Clubs. She was an active member of Texas Educator's Music Asso- ciation and American Choral Di- rector's Association and a member of Epsilon Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, where she directed children's choir and Waco Euterpean Club.
Surivors include two sisters, Mrs. R.C. Davis Jr. (Lois) of Dallas and Mrs. Truett Malone (Ruth) of Temple; two nieces, Mrs. Debbie Rampy of Cayuga and Mrs. Janet Stokes of Sachse; two nephews, David Malone of Temple and Clifton Davis of Wylie; three great-nieces, Stephanie Herod of Cayuga and Jennifer and Diana Davis of Wylie; and two great-nephews, Alex Herod of Cayuga and Riley Davis of Wylie.
Pallbearers will be Ken Howard, Ed Moore, D. Kenneth McGee, Donald Poston, Brian Mattson, Ambassador Lyndon L. Olson Jr. and Bill Amen.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Waco Euterpean Club and members of Epsilon Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.. Memorials may be made to Waco Euterpean Club, c/o Mrs. John Lake, 725 Kipling, Waco 76710.