BOONVILLE - Mrs. Dorothy Lee Jester Smitherman, 83, of Howards Road, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, at Hoots Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 12, 1922, in Yadkin County, to the late Adolpus "Doll" Jones Jester and Annie Caudle. Mrs. Smitherman was employed by Chatham Manufacturing for 40 years both in the weave room and payroll department. She was also a member of Union Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, John Evan Smitherman; two brothers, Thomas Warren and Walter Jones Jester; and a Bonnie Staley. Surviving are a son, John Denny (Ramona) Smitherman of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Frances) Reece and Elva Parker; two grandchildren, John Denny Jr. of Brentwood, Tenn. and Scott T. Smitherman of Nashville, Tenn.; and five great-grandchildren, William John, Alexander Hammond, Grace Elizabeth, Jordon Julia and Parker Jane. The funeral service for Mrs. Smitherman will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenny Gooden and the Rev. Jack Gentry officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening, Jan. 9, at Huff Funeral Home in East Bend. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service hour. The family especially wishes to thank you to the staff of Hoots Memorial Hospital and the assistance given to Mrs. Smitherman by many nieces and nephews, especially Suzy Hoots, Carolyn Jester and Jerry Jester. Huff Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Smitherman.


Published in the Winston-Salem Journal from 1/8/2006 - 1/9/2006