Nellie blanche (davis) smitherman

HAVILAND – Mrs. Nellie Blanche Smitherman, 82, died Tuesday at the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, after a short illness.  Born Feb. 1, 1890, in Stafford, she was married to William Smitherman in March of 1911 at Aurora, Colorado.  She lived here since 1917.

She was a member of the Friends Church, Haviland.

Survivors include sons:  Ronald, Columbus, Ind.; Donald, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; stepson: Walter, Mooresville, Ind.; daughters: Mrs. Louise Greiner and Mrs. Velma Banbury, Haviland; brother:  Hurshel Davis, Altadena, Calif.; sister: Mrs. Mabel Owen, Los Angeles, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. 

Funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the church; Rev. Wayne Conant and Rev. Robin Johnston.  Burial will be in Haviland Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Ayres-Calbeck Mortuary, Pratt.  The family suggests memorials to the church.