joseph smitherman
Joseph Smitherman, 96 years old,
died at 4 o'clock this morning at his home on North Main street,
following an illness of five years. Mr. Smitherman had lived in
this district for 20 years and was a retired farmer. He was a
member of the Sunshine Mission. Surviving are one brother,
Spencer Smitherman, at home and a sister, Mrs. J.O. Drake of Raymond,
Ill. Funeral services were to be held at 3:30 o'clock this
afternoon at Sunshine Mission, with the Rev. William Kelley
officiating. Burial was to be in Fairview cemetery. Funeral
arrangements were made by the Hurlbut Undertaking Company.