gertrude martin smitherman
EAST BEND-Miss Gertrude Martin
Smitherman, 93, of East Bend passed away Wednesday morning at her home.
She was born April 4, 1898 to John W. and Isabella Martin Smitherman.
She was a 1921 graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh and taught at East Bend and Boonville schools for a short time. She was retired from Benefi- cial Insurance Company and was a member of the East Bend Baptist Church.
Miss Gertrude, as she was known in the community, spent her life helping others. She moved to California to take care of her broth- er and later returned to Winston- Salem to take care of her grand- niece, Gail Mitchner Martin, who preceded her in death in 1989. She later returned to East Bend to care for her two sisters, Lola S. Davis and Eunice S. Melton. She was always ready to help family mem- bers.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews, a grandniece, Mrs. Barbara Howell, of Washing- ton, D.C. and three very special friends, Mrs. Louise Poindexter of Raleigh, Mrs. Debbie Gough of East Bend, and Mrs. Rosa Moses, who has cared for Miss Gertrude since 1988.
Funeral services will be at Huff Chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Bill Brummett. Burial will follow in East Bend Bap- tist Church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the East Bend Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 146, East Bend, NC 27018
She was a 1921 graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh and taught at East Bend and Boonville schools for a short time. She was retired from Benefi- cial Insurance Company and was a member of the East Bend Baptist Church.
Miss Gertrude, as she was known in the community, spent her life helping others. She moved to California to take care of her broth- er and later returned to Winston- Salem to take care of her grand- niece, Gail Mitchner Martin, who preceded her in death in 1989. She later returned to East Bend to care for her two sisters, Lola S. Davis and Eunice S. Melton. She was always ready to help family mem- bers.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews, a grandniece, Mrs. Barbara Howell, of Washing- ton, D.C. and three very special friends, Mrs. Louise Poindexter of Raleigh, Mrs. Debbie Gough of East Bend, and Mrs. Rosa Moses, who has cared for Miss Gertrude since 1988.
Funeral services will be at Huff Chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Bill Brummett. Burial will follow in East Bend Bap- tist Church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the East Bend Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, PO Box 146, East Bend, NC 27018