eugene howard smitherman

AUGUSTA, GA.- EUGENE HOWARD SMITHERMAN, passed away December 25, 2001, at the Augusta V.A. Hospital. Mr. Smitherman was the son of the late Rudolph Strider SMITHERMAN and Kate Mabel ROBINSON, formly of Chilton Co. Ala. Mr. Smitherman was born June 22, 1921, in Bessemer, Ala. Mr. Smitherman was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, in World War II, serving on the air craft carrier, USS MIDWAY, and a 35 Year retiree of the Georgia Railroad. He is survived by one son, Robert E. Smitherman, Sr., Augusta, Ga., three grandchildren, Robert E. Smitherman, Jr., Grovetown, Ga., Grady Gene Smitherman, Augusta, Ga., Robin D. Smitherman, Augusta, Ga. one brother, Owen Crawford Smitherman, Evans, Ga., three sisters, Georgianne Tye, Monterey, Calif., Doris Barrs, Edgefield, S.C., Betty Su Hambrick, Augusta, Ga.