marshall ray smitherman
Mr. Marshall Ray Smitherman, 84, 2709 Smithtown Road, died Monday evening at Willowbrook Healthcare Center.
Mr. Smitherman was born in Yadkin County on October 5, 1912 to Lu- ther and Anna Reece Smitherman. He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church.
Mr. Smitherman ran the L.L. Smitherman General Store for several years and was retired from farming.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Smitherman; two daughters, Betty Myers and Grace Hutchens, and by two brothers and a sister.
Surviving are two daughters, Libby (Charles) Bryant of Boonville and Cathy (Billy) Myers of East Bend; one sister, Ruth Crater of Yadkinville; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Union Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. Kenny Gooden. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 to lie in state. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Wednesday evening at Huff Funeral Home in East Bend. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Union Grove Baptist Church, Cemetery Fund, c/o Lawrence Cau- dle, 2229 Nebo Road, Boonville, NC 27011
Mr. Smitherman was born in Yadkin County on October 5, 1912 to Lu- ther and Anna Reece Smitherman. He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church.
Mr. Smitherman ran the L.L. Smitherman General Store for several years and was retired from farming.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Smitherman; two daughters, Betty Myers and Grace Hutchens, and by two brothers and a sister.
Surviving are two daughters, Libby (Charles) Bryant of Boonville and Cathy (Billy) Myers of East Bend; one sister, Ruth Crater of Yadkinville; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Union Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. Kenny Gooden. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 to lie in state. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Wednesday evening at Huff Funeral Home in East Bend. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Union Grove Baptist Church, Cemetery Fund, c/o Lawrence Cau- dle, 2229 Nebo Road, Boonville, NC 27011