gustavus Scott smitherman
SHREVEPORT - Mr.
Smitherman passed away November 29, 1993 and his service was held
at 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 1, 1993 at St. Mark's Episcopal
Cathedral with The Very Rev. M. L. Agnew, Jr., Dean of St. Mark's
Episcopal Cathedral, with interment at Forest Park Cemetery. The family
received friends at Rose- Neath's Marshall Street Chapel from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. Tuesday, November 30, 1993.
G. Scott Smitherman was born in Shreveport, La. January 4, 1921, the son of James Emory and Ina Thompson Smitherman, who predeceased him. He attended schools in Caddo Parish, at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, received his ar- chitectural degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a masters degree from Harvard University.
Mr. Smitherman joined the architectural firm of Neild and Somdal in the Summer of 1938, subsequently Neild, Somdal, Smitherman and Sorenson, retiring as managing partner in 1987. Mr. Smitherman, a member and fellow of the American Institute of Architects, served as president of the local chapter of AIA, Regional Director of Gulf States Region, and president of the Architects Association. Among notable local projects for which he was primarily responsible were Southwood High School, the Barnwell Center, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Building, and a number of churches in the area.
Mr. Smitherman served as member and director of a number of civic organizations in the community, among which were the YMCA as life member and past president, Rotary Club of Shreveport, Family and Children Service Bureau, and the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Delta Kappa Epsilon, the Shreveport Club, and the Shreveport Country Club, where for more than fifty years he enjoyed playing golf with his many friends.
Mr. Smitherman was a veteran of World War II where he served in the Army Air Corps as a First Lieutenant, Flying B24s in the South Pacific Theater.
Mr. Smitherman was predeceased by one son, Mark Wofford Smitherman and two brothers, James Emory Smitherman, Jr. and Robert Emerson Smitherman. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Burgess Smitherman, and sons, Gill Scott Smitherman, Chicago, IL., Torre Clingman Smitherman, wife, Carol, Atlanta, Ga., Thomas Marion Smitherman, Seattle, WA., John Paul Smitherman, wife, Becky, Monterey, CA. He is also survived by one brother, Eugene A. Smitherman of Houston, TX; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter, step daughter, Kathryn Logan Ray, husband, Jimmy Ray, Shreveport; step sons, Lawrence Lyons Logan, wife, Lilly, Lake Oswego, Ore., Thomas Burgess Logan, wife, Wendy, Maui, Hi., and four step grandchildren. He is also survived by two devoted friends, Helen Elias and Essie B. Mayes. Pallbearers were C. Lane Sartor, Charles T. Beaird, Robert E. Middleton, Gene Hilliard, Bill Scarborough, Edwin Elberson, Jimmy Ray, and Robert Smitherman.
Honorary pallbearers were Gordon Marsalis, Bill Holtsclaw, Ed Henderson, and the OFB Golf Group. A special thanks to the doctors and nurses in the PCU Unit, Highland Hospital, for their kind and loving care.
G. Scott Smitherman was born in Shreveport, La. January 4, 1921, the son of James Emory and Ina Thompson Smitherman, who predeceased him. He attended schools in Caddo Parish, at McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, received his ar- chitectural degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a masters degree from Harvard University.
Mr. Smitherman joined the architectural firm of Neild and Somdal in the Summer of 1938, subsequently Neild, Somdal, Smitherman and Sorenson, retiring as managing partner in 1987. Mr. Smitherman, a member and fellow of the American Institute of Architects, served as president of the local chapter of AIA, Regional Director of Gulf States Region, and president of the Architects Association. Among notable local projects for which he was primarily responsible were Southwood High School, the Barnwell Center, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Building, and a number of churches in the area.
Mr. Smitherman served as member and director of a number of civic organizations in the community, among which were the YMCA as life member and past president, Rotary Club of Shreveport, Family and Children Service Bureau, and the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Delta Kappa Epsilon, the Shreveport Club, and the Shreveport Country Club, where for more than fifty years he enjoyed playing golf with his many friends.
Mr. Smitherman was a veteran of World War II where he served in the Army Air Corps as a First Lieutenant, Flying B24s in the South Pacific Theater.
Mr. Smitherman was predeceased by one son, Mark Wofford Smitherman and two brothers, James Emory Smitherman, Jr. and Robert Emerson Smitherman. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Burgess Smitherman, and sons, Gill Scott Smitherman, Chicago, IL., Torre Clingman Smitherman, wife, Carol, Atlanta, Ga., Thomas Marion Smitherman, Seattle, WA., John Paul Smitherman, wife, Becky, Monterey, CA. He is also survived by one brother, Eugene A. Smitherman of Houston, TX; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter, step daughter, Kathryn Logan Ray, husband, Jimmy Ray, Shreveport; step sons, Lawrence Lyons Logan, wife, Lilly, Lake Oswego, Ore., Thomas Burgess Logan, wife, Wendy, Maui, Hi., and four step grandchildren. He is also survived by two devoted friends, Helen Elias and Essie B. Mayes. Pallbearers were C. Lane Sartor, Charles T. Beaird, Robert E. Middleton, Gene Hilliard, Bill Scarborough, Edwin Elberson, Jimmy Ray, and Robert Smitherman.
Honorary pallbearers were Gordon Marsalis, Bill Holtsclaw, Ed Henderson, and the OFB Golf Group. A special thanks to the doctors and nurses in the PCU Unit, Highland Hospital, for their kind and loving care.