merle preston smitherman
Funeral services are pending for
Merle Smitherman Sr., 47, of 504 Pamela St., Tyler, with Lloyd James
Funeral Home of Tyler. Mr. Smitherman died Tuesday afternoon in a local
hospital after a sudden illness.
A native of Mexia, he lived in Tyler for five years and was a building contractor. Mr. Smitherman was a World War II veteran and a member of West Irwin Street Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ivy Smitherman of Tyler; two sons, Merle Smitherman Jr. of Tyler and Bobby Ray Smitherman of Chandler; one daughter, Mrs. Debra Sue Parker of Kerrville; his father, E.D. Smitherman of Price; three brothers, James Lee Smitherman of Lone Star, Wallace L. Smitherman of Price and Bobby Gene Smitherman of Orlando, Fla.; and one sister, Mrs. Johnny O'Brian of Midland.
A native of Mexia, he lived in Tyler for five years and was a building contractor. Mr. Smitherman was a World War II veteran and a member of West Irwin Street Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ivy Smitherman of Tyler; two sons, Merle Smitherman Jr. of Tyler and Bobby Ray Smitherman of Chandler; one daughter, Mrs. Debra Sue Parker of Kerrville; his father, E.D. Smitherman of Price; three brothers, James Lee Smitherman of Lone Star, Wallace L. Smitherman of Price and Bobby Gene Smitherman of Orlando, Fla.; and one sister, Mrs. Johnny O'Brian of Midland.