zora (patty) Smitherman

Alexandria - Funeral services for Zora Patty Smitherman, 91, of Alexandria, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gray Brown-Service Chapel with Dr. George Smitherman and the Rev. Mike Owens officiating. Burial will be in Anniston Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Smitherman went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, November 27, 2011. She is survived by seven children, Patricia White (James), Mary Hess (Charles), Ronnie Smitherman (Judy), Hugh R. Smitherman Jr. (Janice), William F. "Bill" Smitherman (Barbara), Dr. George Smitherman (Diane), Glenda Mangham (Dennis); 17 grandchildren; 37 great- grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Dorothy P. Clark. Mrs. Smitherman is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Hugh R. Smitherman Sr., mother and father, William F. "Bill" and Elsie Mae Patty; sisters, Louise Strickland, Rose Mary Gunn; brothers, William "Pat" Patty, Lewis Patty and Charles E. Patty. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be the Faith Sunday School Class. Mrs. Smitherman was a native and lifelong resident of Calhoun County and a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church and loved her Faith Sunday School Class. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Special thanks to Alacare, Dr. Stansell and Dr. Payne. Online condolences made at www.graybrownservice.com.