james emory smitherman jr
Funeral services for James Emory
Smitherman, 63, of 420 Pier- remont will be at 4:30 p.m. today in the
First Baptist Church. Officiating at the services will be Dr. William
E. Hull, pastor, and Dr. Leonard Dupree, associate pastor, of First
Baptist Church. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery under direction
of Rose-Neath Funeral Home Marshall Street Chapel.
A lifetime resident of Shreveport, Mr. Smitherman died today in Highland Hospital after a brief illness. The local attorney was a member of the law firm of Smitherman, Smitherman, Lunn, Hussey and Chastain. He was also vice president of A.J. Hodges Industries Inc., chairman of the board of Power Distributors Inc., and a director of the Louisiana Bank and Trust Co.
Mr. Smitherman attended Louisiana State University and received his law degree from Tulane University in 1940. He later received a juris doctorate degree, also from Tulane.
Active in various local civic affairs, Mr. Smitherman was named Cotillion King of Holiday In Dixie in 1974. His other memberships in- cluded the Shreveport Clubs the Cotillion Club and the Royal Club. He was instrumental in founding the Antique Automobile Club of this re- gion and the Sports Car Club of America.
A retired major, Mr. Smitherman served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as legal officer in the United States Air Force Reserve.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Hodges Smitherman of Shreveport; two sons, James Emory Smitherman III of Houston, Texas, and Robert Emerson Smitherman of Shreveport; two brothers, G. Scott Smitherman of Shreveport and Eugene A. Smitherman of Houston, Texas; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John L. Baird, William S. Evans, Edward N. Henderson, Dr. John A. Hendrick, Gordon Lambert, E. Stanley Matthews, J.B. Thornton Jr. and Donald W. Weir.
The family asks that any memorial gifts be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
A lifetime resident of Shreveport, Mr. Smitherman died today in Highland Hospital after a brief illness. The local attorney was a member of the law firm of Smitherman, Smitherman, Lunn, Hussey and Chastain. He was also vice president of A.J. Hodges Industries Inc., chairman of the board of Power Distributors Inc., and a director of the Louisiana Bank and Trust Co.
Mr. Smitherman attended Louisiana State University and received his law degree from Tulane University in 1940. He later received a juris doctorate degree, also from Tulane.
Active in various local civic affairs, Mr. Smitherman was named Cotillion King of Holiday In Dixie in 1974. His other memberships in- cluded the Shreveport Clubs the Cotillion Club and the Royal Club. He was instrumental in founding the Antique Automobile Club of this re- gion and the Sports Car Club of America.
A retired major, Mr. Smitherman served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as legal officer in the United States Air Force Reserve.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Hodges Smitherman of Shreveport; two sons, James Emory Smitherman III of Houston, Texas, and Robert Emerson Smitherman of Shreveport; two brothers, G. Scott Smitherman of Shreveport and Eugene A. Smitherman of Houston, Texas; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John L. Baird, William S. Evans, Edward N. Henderson, Dr. John A. Hendrick, Gordon Lambert, E. Stanley Matthews, J.B. Thornton Jr. and Donald W. Weir.
The family asks that any memorial gifts be made to the charity of the donor's choice.