hattie mell (sims) smitherman

Hattie Smitherman, 85, died Wednesday in a local hospital. A native Alabamian, Mrs. Smitherman was a resident of Mobile for many years.

Her survivors include one daughter, Claudine Law of Wetumpka, Ala.; a brother, Walter G. Smitherman of Mineral Wells, Texas; and other relatives. Graveside services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Serenity Memorial Gardens in Mobile. Funeral arrangements are with Radney Funeral Home.