luther smitherman
Luther Smitherman, 84, life-long
resident of Pemiscot County, died at the hospital in Hayti, Sunday,
March 27, and funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Calvary
Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Harwood officiating. Burial was in
Woodlawn Cemetery with La Forge Service.
Mr. Smitherman was born in Hayti March 3, 1881, the son of Dave and Margaret Barnes Smitherman. For many years he lived on a farm south of that city, moving into Hayti after the death of his wife in 1960.
He is survived by 2 sisters, Mrs. Roy Hobe of Hayti and Mrs. Walter Barnes of Caruthersville; a brother, Ernest Smitherman of Denver, Colo.; 7 nephews and one niece.
Mr. Smitherman was born in Hayti March 3, 1881, the son of Dave and Margaret Barnes Smitherman. For many years he lived on a farm south of that city, moving into Hayti after the death of his wife in 1960.
He is survived by 2 sisters, Mrs. Roy Hobe of Hayti and Mrs. Walter Barnes of Caruthersville; a brother, Ernest Smitherman of Denver, Colo.; 7 nephews and one niece.