joseph thomas smitherman jr
Joseph Thomas Smitherman Jr.,
53, died Oct., 20, 2001, at his home in Fairhope. Graveside services
will be held Wednesday, October 24, at 2:00 p.m. in New Live Oak
Cemetery with Dr. John Fain officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home
directing.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ouida Cunningham Smitherman. Survivors include a son, Thomas Harrison Smitherman, of Lexington, Va.; a daughter Lucy Tylee Smitherman, of Williamsburg, Va.; his father, Joe T. Smitherman, of Selma; a brother, Stephen G. (Erika) Smitherman, of Selma; a sister, Dianne Smitherman, of Birmingham; four nieces, Stephanie Smitherman, of Gulf Shores; Suzanne Smitherman, of Mountain. Brook; Summer Smitherman, of Auburn; and JoAnna Smitherman, of Selma.
Mr. Smitherman was born in Selma in 1948. He was active in the Boys Scouts where he obtained Eagle Scout, and later graduated from A.G. Parrish High School in 1966 with honors. He attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, graduated from the Pensacola Flight School and served in the United States Navy as an F4 Navigator. He later graduated from the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Law School. He practiced law in Fairhope and worked as an attorney for the State of Alabama.
Pallbearers are Jack Smitherman, Craig Smitherman, Sam Smitherman, Cecil Williamson, Richard Shoultz and Otto Benford.
The family will receive friends ta Lawrence Funeral Home from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Benevolent Fund.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ouida Cunningham Smitherman. Survivors include a son, Thomas Harrison Smitherman, of Lexington, Va.; a daughter Lucy Tylee Smitherman, of Williamsburg, Va.; his father, Joe T. Smitherman, of Selma; a brother, Stephen G. (Erika) Smitherman, of Selma; a sister, Dianne Smitherman, of Birmingham; four nieces, Stephanie Smitherman, of Gulf Shores; Suzanne Smitherman, of Mountain. Brook; Summer Smitherman, of Auburn; and JoAnna Smitherman, of Selma.
Mr. Smitherman was born in Selma in 1948. He was active in the Boys Scouts where he obtained Eagle Scout, and later graduated from A.G. Parrish High School in 1966 with honors. He attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, graduated from the Pensacola Flight School and served in the United States Navy as an F4 Navigator. He later graduated from the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Law School. He practiced law in Fairhope and worked as an attorney for the State of Alabama.
Pallbearers are Jack Smitherman, Craig Smitherman, Sam Smitherman, Cecil Williamson, Richard Shoultz and Otto Benford.
The family will receive friends ta Lawrence Funeral Home from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Benevolent Fund.