yonnie lou (drummond) tallant smitherman
Yonnie
Lou Tallant Smitherman, 87, of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, January 10,
2008 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Knoxville. She was born November
26, 1920 in Sipsey, AL, the daughter of Pheolin Drummond and Nancy
Savannah Parker Drummond. Mrs. Smitherman retired in 1983 from Union
Carbide Corp. where she was a Science Technologist at K-25. She was a
long-time member of Royce Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading and
sewing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by four brothers and five sisters and husbands, Robert Tallant in 1963
and O. C. Smitherman in 2007. She is survived by: Son, Larry Michael
Tallant of Powell; Daughters, Carole Daniels and husband Doyd of
Knoxville and Robin Depew and husband Jerry of Oak Ridge;
Step-daughter, Ea Jo Smitherman of Oak Ridge; 6 grandchildren and 9
great grandchildren. Mrs. Smitherman will be taken to Collins-Burke
Funeral Home in Jasper, AL where the family will receive friends
Saturday, January 12, 2008 from 6 – 8pm. Graveside services will be
held on Sunday at 2pm at Pisgah Cemetery in Sipsey, AL with Rev. Wayne
Williams officiating. The family asks that any memorials be in the form
of contributions to the American Heart Association. Weatherford
Mortuary in charge of the arrangements. An on-line guest book can be
signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.