frances elizabeth "Betty" (stimpson) smitherman
EAST BEND- Mrs. Frances
Elizabeth (Betty) Stimpson Smitherman, 73, widow of Rufus L.
Smitherman, died at 11:52 p.m. yesterday. She had been ill several
months.
She was born in Yadkin Coun- ty to Henry and Lukey Stimpson.
Mrs. Smitherman was a mem- ber of East Bend Baptist Church. Street, Winston-Salem and Mrs. Creola Owens of Sparta; three brothers, Julius Stimpson of 1615 Chapel Street, Winston-Salem, Clark Stimpson of East Bend, Rt. 1 and Ervin Stimpson of Mount Airy.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at East Bend Baptist Church.
The body is at Burchette and Huff Funeral Home and will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service.
The family will be at the fu- neral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Lee Choplin of East Bend, Rt. 2, and Mrs. Lucy Workman of the home; two grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Stella Stimpson of 1615 Chapel
She was born in Yadkin Coun- ty to Henry and Lukey Stimpson.
Mrs. Smitherman was a mem- ber of East Bend Baptist Church. Street, Winston-Salem and Mrs. Creola Owens of Sparta; three brothers, Julius Stimpson of 1615 Chapel Street, Winston-Salem, Clark Stimpson of East Bend, Rt. 1 and Ervin Stimpson of Mount Airy.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at East Bend Baptist Church.
The body is at Burchette and Huff Funeral Home and will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service.
The family will be at the fu- neral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Lee Choplin of East Bend, Rt. 2, and Mrs. Lucy Workman of the home; two grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Stella Stimpson of 1615 Chapel