john allen smitherman
EAST BEND Mr. John Allen Smitherman, 60, of East Bend died Monday morning at N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
Mr. Smitherman was born in Yadkin County to Hobert Ross and Eva Hutchens Smitherman. He was a member of the Elks Club in Win- ston-Salem and was preceded in death by his father, Hobert R. Smitherman and a sister, Queen Lawson.
Surviving are a loving and caring friend, Jayne DelGarcio of East Bend; four daughters, Sandra Jean Klask, Susan Dianne Rupert, both of East Bend, Terri Wynette Broadway, Sharon Lynn Green, both of Gainesville, Fla; his moth- er, Mrs. Eva Smitherman of East Bend; two brothers, Donald E. Smitherman and Joe G. Smither- man, both of East Bend; two sis- ters, Gladys Ann Butner of Win- ston-Salem, Nancy Lou Miller of East Bend; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Baltimore United Methodist Church by the Rev. Daniel Merritt. Burial will fol- low in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state from 1:30 until 2 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Huff Funeral Home in East Bend.
Mr. Smitherman was born in Yadkin County to Hobert Ross and Eva Hutchens Smitherman. He was a member of the Elks Club in Win- ston-Salem and was preceded in death by his father, Hobert R. Smitherman and a sister, Queen Lawson.
Surviving are a loving and caring friend, Jayne DelGarcio of East Bend; four daughters, Sandra Jean Klask, Susan Dianne Rupert, both of East Bend, Terri Wynette Broadway, Sharon Lynn Green, both of Gainesville, Fla; his moth- er, Mrs. Eva Smitherman of East Bend; two brothers, Donald E. Smitherman and Joe G. Smither- man, both of East Bend; two sis- ters, Gladys Ann Butner of Win- ston-Salem, Nancy Lou Miller of East Bend; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Baltimore United Methodist Church by the Rev. Daniel Merritt. Burial will fol- low in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state from 1:30 until 2 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Huff Funeral Home in East Bend.