wesley hampton smitherman
W. H. Smitherman, 73, of the
Baltimore M. P. Church community, Yadkin county, East Bend, Route 2,
died at his home at 9:30 o'clock last night.
Mr. Smitherman was in declining health for about six months and was critically ill for two weeks. Funeral arrangements were not complete last night.
Mr. Smitherman was born January 4, 1866, in the "Tracadia" community, now Baltimore M. P. Church comunity. He was the son of David and Sally Norman Smitherman. He spent his entire life in the community where he was born and was a lifelong member of Baltimore church. He was married 52 years ago to Miss Sallie Phillips, who survives him.
Survivors besides Mrs. Smitherman are five daughters, Mrs. W. C. Binkley, Mrs. J. T. Binkley, Mrs. E. R. Wooten, Mrs. A. V Phillips and Miss Ada Smitherman, all of East Bend, Route 2; six sons, Wade Smitherman, J. A. Smitherman and Tom Smitherman, all of Winston-Salem; Bill Smitherman, of Toledo, Ohio; Calvin Smitherman, of Pullman, Washington, and Fred Smitherman, of the home; 33 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three brothers, A. M. Smitherman, Winston-Salem, and D. B. and Anderson Smitherman, of East Bend; and three sisters, Misses Nancy and Mollie Smitherman and Mrs. George Nicholson, all of East Bend, Route 2.
Mr. Smitherman was in declining health for about six months and was critically ill for two weeks. Funeral arrangements were not complete last night.
Mr. Smitherman was born January 4, 1866, in the "Tracadia" community, now Baltimore M. P. Church comunity. He was the son of David and Sally Norman Smitherman. He spent his entire life in the community where he was born and was a lifelong member of Baltimore church. He was married 52 years ago to Miss Sallie Phillips, who survives him.
Survivors besides Mrs. Smitherman are five daughters, Mrs. W. C. Binkley, Mrs. J. T. Binkley, Mrs. E. R. Wooten, Mrs. A. V Phillips and Miss Ada Smitherman, all of East Bend, Route 2; six sons, Wade Smitherman, J. A. Smitherman and Tom Smitherman, all of Winston-Salem; Bill Smitherman, of Toledo, Ohio; Calvin Smitherman, of Pullman, Washington, and Fred Smitherman, of the home; 33 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three brothers, A. M. Smitherman, Winston-Salem, and D. B. and Anderson Smitherman, of East Bend; and three sisters, Misses Nancy and Mollie Smitherman and Mrs. George Nicholson, all of East Bend, Route 2.