grover phillip smitherman
SMITHERMAN, GROVER P., age 69,
of Lipscomb, Ala., died June 27, 1997. He was retired from U.S. Steel;
a Deacon at Union Bap- tist Church.
Funeral services Monday, June 30, at 2:00 p.m., at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Bro. David Mahaffey officiating. Burial in Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m.
He was preceded in death by his son, Michael Smitherman.
Survivors: wife, Lois Smitherman, of Lipscomb; daughters, Barbara Ann McSherdon, of Pell City, Brenda Murkerson, of Adger; sisters, Clara Kelly, of Lawley, Edna Brasher, Dorothy Cooper, of Randolph, Flora Jane Jones, of Montevallo; brothers, Harvey Smitherman, of Lancaster, Tex., Stanley Smitherman, of Randolph; ten grandchildren, James Phillip Caldwell, Johnny Caldwell, Tina Phillips, Denise Hoyle, Jerome Murkerson, Jr., Johnny Murkerson, Dee Musegrove, Derrick Murkerson, Darryl Murkerson, Wesley Smitherman; 11 greatgrandchildren, Samantha, Carrie, Chris, Terry, Hank, Stephen, Daniel, Billy, Michaela, Jeremy, and Brian. Bessemer Brown Service directing.
Funeral services Monday, June 30, at 2:00 p.m., at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Bro. David Mahaffey officiating. Burial in Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m.
He was preceded in death by his son, Michael Smitherman.
Survivors: wife, Lois Smitherman, of Lipscomb; daughters, Barbara Ann McSherdon, of Pell City, Brenda Murkerson, of Adger; sisters, Clara Kelly, of Lawley, Edna Brasher, Dorothy Cooper, of Randolph, Flora Jane Jones, of Montevallo; brothers, Harvey Smitherman, of Lancaster, Tex., Stanley Smitherman, of Randolph; ten grandchildren, James Phillip Caldwell, Johnny Caldwell, Tina Phillips, Denise Hoyle, Jerome Murkerson, Jr., Johnny Murkerson, Dee Musegrove, Derrick Murkerson, Darryl Murkerson, Wesley Smitherman; 11 greatgrandchildren, Samantha, Carrie, Chris, Terry, Hank, Stephen, Daniel, Billy, Michaela, Jeremy, and Brian. Bessemer Brown Service directing.