margaret birchel (randolph) smitherman
CHAPEL HILL - A Chapel Hill woman died Wednesday after her bed caught fire, although policemen and firemen tried to revive her.
Police believe the woman, Mrs. Margaret Smitherman, 40, of 617 Tinkerbell Road, had been smoking in bed.
An autopsy was performed Wednesday to officially determine the cause of death. The results of the examination are expected to be available today.
Mrs. Smitherman is survived by one son, Kirk Smitherman of the home, and two brothers, Justice Randolph III of Atlanta, Ga., and Robert Randolph of Winston-Salem.
Funeral home officials said the body is to be cremated.
Police believe the woman, Mrs. Margaret Smitherman, 40, of 617 Tinkerbell Road, had been smoking in bed.
An autopsy was performed Wednesday to officially determine the cause of death. The results of the examination are expected to be available today.
Mrs. Smitherman is survived by one son, Kirk Smitherman of the home, and two brothers, Justice Randolph III of Atlanta, Ga., and Robert Randolph of Winston-Salem.
Funeral home officials said the body is to be cremated.