william samuel smitherman
STARKVILLE-William Samuel
Smitherman, 39, a welder for Badcock and Wilcox, died Saturday of
injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Smitherman was struck
by a vehicle while responding to a call with the Volunteer Fire
Department.
Services are 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Starkville with burial in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation is 4:30- 7:30 p.m. today at Welch Funeral Home of Starkville.
Mr. Smitherman was a native of Oktibbeha County. He was a member of Osborn Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon.
He was a volunteer firefighter for Oktibbeha County. He was a newspaper carrier for the Starkville Daily News and The Clarion- Ledger.
"He was a very caring person," said Mr. Smitherman's brother, Emmett Smitherman of Starkville. "He volunteered a lot of hours. He committed a lot of hours to his community and church."
Other survivors include: wife, Sissy; daughters, Elizabeth Smitherman and Gretchen Smitherman, both of Starkville; son, Will Smitherman of Starkville; sister, Jane McNeill of Trafalgar, Indiana; and brother, Jim Smitherman of Madison.
Services are 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Starkville with burial in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation is 4:30- 7:30 p.m. today at Welch Funeral Home of Starkville.
Mr. Smitherman was a native of Oktibbeha County. He was a member of Osborn Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon.
He was a volunteer firefighter for Oktibbeha County. He was a newspaper carrier for the Starkville Daily News and The Clarion- Ledger.
"He was a very caring person," said Mr. Smitherman's brother, Emmett Smitherman of Starkville. "He volunteered a lot of hours. He committed a lot of hours to his community and church."
Other survivors include: wife, Sissy; daughters, Elizabeth Smitherman and Gretchen Smitherman, both of Starkville; son, Will Smitherman of Starkville; sister, Jane McNeill of Trafalgar, Indiana; and brother, Jim Smitherman of Madison.