walter jehu smitherman

Mooresville Ind. - Services for Walter J Smitherman, 83, a lifelong Mooresville resident will be at 10a.m. Thursday in Mooresville Friends Church, of which he was a member. Calling will be from 2 p.m.  to 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today in Carlisle & Son Funeral Chapel, Mooresville and one hour before services Thursday in the church.  He owned and operated Smitherman Hatchery from 1934 until his retirement in 1985.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Lions Club. He was the widower of Frances White Smitherman.  Survivors: sons, Jack and Bruce Smitherman; daughter, Shirley Pauley; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.