rufus lee smitherman
EAST BEND, July 5 - Rufus Lee
Smitherman, 68, farmer of East Bend, Route 2, died at 7 a.m. today at a
Winston-Salem hospital, following an illness of about six months:
Mr. Smitherman was born Dec. 28, 1888, in Yadkin County, son of R. S. and Lucy Marler Smitherman. He had spent his life in the community. He was a member of East Bend Baptist Church for 60 years and was an honorary deacon.
Mr. Smitherman was married Dec. 7, 1911, fo Betty Stimpson, who survives. Other survivors in- clude two daughters, Miss Lucy Bell Smitherman of the home and Mrs. J. W. Choplin Jr. of East Bend, Route 2; two half sisters, Mrs. Saraha Hutchens of East Bend, Route 1, and Mrs. Hester Hockett of Union, Iowa; five half brothers, Jodie Smitherman of Winston-Salem, Robert and Yancy Smitherman, both of East Bend, Route 2, Foy Smitherman of Yadkinville, Route 1, and Gilbert Smitherman of Charlotte; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at East Bend Baptist Church by the Rev. J. C. Wells and the Rev. R. E. Adams. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes.
Pallbearers will be Roy Wilhelm, Hiram Johnson, Dwight Martin, Azariha Horn, Jess Davis and Feerer Matthews.
The body was taken to the home this afternoon.
Mr. Smitherman was born Dec. 28, 1888, in Yadkin County, son of R. S. and Lucy Marler Smitherman. He had spent his life in the community. He was a member of East Bend Baptist Church for 60 years and was an honorary deacon.
Mr. Smitherman was married Dec. 7, 1911, fo Betty Stimpson, who survives. Other survivors in- clude two daughters, Miss Lucy Bell Smitherman of the home and Mrs. J. W. Choplin Jr. of East Bend, Route 2; two half sisters, Mrs. Saraha Hutchens of East Bend, Route 1, and Mrs. Hester Hockett of Union, Iowa; five half brothers, Jodie Smitherman of Winston-Salem, Robert and Yancy Smitherman, both of East Bend, Route 2, Foy Smitherman of Yadkinville, Route 1, and Gilbert Smitherman of Charlotte; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at East Bend Baptist Church by the Rev. J. C. Wells and the Rev. R. E. Adams. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state 30 minutes.
Pallbearers will be Roy Wilhelm, Hiram Johnson, Dwight Martin, Azariha Horn, Jess Davis and Feerer Matthews.
The body was taken to the home this afternoon.