floyd j smitherman
Sergt. Floyd J. (Dick)
Smitherman, 62 years old, 701 West Sixteenth street, a member of the
police department, died last night at the General hospital from
complications resulting from a toe infection suffered last May from a
tack in one shoe. Gangrene poisoning spread, requiring amputation of
the foot, and later of the leg. The latter operation was in July.
"Sergeant Dick," as he was known, joined the police department in 1902. He was known widely in those days among residents in the North Side, patrolling the district on foot for many years. He had been stationed at headquarters since 1932. Mrs. Smitherman died last April.
Surviving are five brothers, Earl H. Smitherman, 517 Prospect ave- nue; John S. Smitherman. 910 East Twenty-fifth street; William A. Smitherman, San Diego, Calif.; Percy L. Smitherman, Baton Rouge, La., and Fred M. Smitherman, Slater, Mo., and three sisters, Mrs. John W. Whittleton, Emporia, Kas.; Mrs. John Dyer, Sweet Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Maude Gentry, Mt. Leonard, Mo.
"Sergeant Dick," as he was known, joined the police department in 1902. He was known widely in those days among residents in the North Side, patrolling the district on foot for many years. He had been stationed at headquarters since 1932. Mrs. Smitherman died last April.
Surviving are five brothers, Earl H. Smitherman, 517 Prospect ave- nue; John S. Smitherman. 910 East Twenty-fifth street; William A. Smitherman, San Diego, Calif.; Percy L. Smitherman, Baton Rouge, La., and Fred M. Smitherman, Slater, Mo., and three sisters, Mrs. John W. Whittleton, Emporia, Kas.; Mrs. John Dyer, Sweet Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Maude Gentry, Mt. Leonard, Mo.