bruce r smitherman
Bruce
R Smitherman, 60, of St Rd 267 died Sunday afternoon at the Indiana
University Medical Center in Indianapolis, where he had been a patient
for five days. He was a lifelong resident of Mooresville.
The son of Walter J and Frances White Smitherman, he was born at Mooresville on Oct 28, 1933. He married Mary Katherine "Kay" Stohler on April 1, 1956, and she survives.
A 1955 graduate of Indiana University, Smitherman was an Army veteran, serving in Tokyo, Japan and a graduate of the U.S. Army Finance School. He was treasurer of the former Smitherman Hatcheries.
He was former chairman of the Indiana Egg Council, a member of the Indiana State Poultry Association, past president of the Mooresville Chamber of Commerce, past vice-president of the Mooresville Lions Club and a former delegate to the state Republican Convention.
Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Elise S Montoya of Indianapolis and Kristin K Smitherman of Mooresville; a brother, Jack N Smitherman of Mooresville; a sister, Shirley A Pauley of Mooresville; two grandsons. A sister, Sarile Smitherman, preceded him in death.
Calling hours are at Carlisle and Sons Chapel from 3 to 9pm today (Wednesday). Dan Smetzer will officiate at the funeral services at 10am Thursday at Mooresville Friends Meeting, where Smitherman was a member. Burial will be in White Lick Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, 21021 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 or the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3300 E Sunrise Dr. Tuscon, AZ 85718-3208
The son of Walter J and Frances White Smitherman, he was born at Mooresville on Oct 28, 1933. He married Mary Katherine "Kay" Stohler on April 1, 1956, and she survives.
A 1955 graduate of Indiana University, Smitherman was an Army veteran, serving in Tokyo, Japan and a graduate of the U.S. Army Finance School. He was treasurer of the former Smitherman Hatcheries.
He was former chairman of the Indiana Egg Council, a member of the Indiana State Poultry Association, past president of the Mooresville Chamber of Commerce, past vice-president of the Mooresville Lions Club and a former delegate to the state Republican Convention.
Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Elise S Montoya of Indianapolis and Kristin K Smitherman of Mooresville; a brother, Jack N Smitherman of Mooresville; a sister, Shirley A Pauley of Mooresville; two grandsons. A sister, Sarile Smitherman, preceded him in death.
Calling hours are at Carlisle and Sons Chapel from 3 to 9pm today (Wednesday). Dan Smetzer will officiate at the funeral services at 10am Thursday at Mooresville Friends Meeting, where Smitherman was a member. Burial will be in White Lick Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, 21021 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 or the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3300 E Sunrise Dr. Tuscon, AZ 85718-3208