robert mayo smitherman
Robert Mayo Smitherman, 88, of East Bend passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Winston-Salem, NC.
He was born May 1, 1925 to the late David Ambrose and Mollie Hobson Smitherman. Robert served in the US Army during WWII before returning home to take care of his sisters following the death of his father in 1944. He married the late Faye Hayes on August 7, 1971 and they lived together in Statesville, N.C. until her death in 1983. He was preceded also in death by his son James Robert Smitherman and a brother James Ambrose Smitherman.
Robert worked as a surveyor for the Federal Government and led a full life. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol and received a letter of thanks from the US Department of Agriculture for his assistance following Hurricane Camille. Never one to sit still he remained active and the week before his death he planned to ride to the mountains to pick apples.
Robert will be dearly missed by his two sisters Nancy Smitherman York of Yadkinville, Nell Smitherman Brown of East Bend, three nieces Sherry York (John) Harrison of Pinehurst, Tonya York (David) Wall of East Bend, and Vickie Brown Gardner of East Bend, three great-nephews John York Harrison of Pinehurst, Davis Eugene Wall and Austin Robert Wall both of East Bend, and a great-niece Sarah Elizabeth Harrison of Pinehurst as well as by many special friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Smitherman will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Forbush Friends Meeting at 3PM with the Rev. James Warden officiating. Burial with military rites by VFW Post 10346 will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Huff Funeral Home from 6PM to 8PM.
Online condolences may be made at www.hufffuneralhome.com
He was born May 1, 1925 to the late David Ambrose and Mollie Hobson Smitherman. Robert served in the US Army during WWII before returning home to take care of his sisters following the death of his father in 1944. He married the late Faye Hayes on August 7, 1971 and they lived together in Statesville, N.C. until her death in 1983. He was preceded also in death by his son James Robert Smitherman and a brother James Ambrose Smitherman.
Robert worked as a surveyor for the Federal Government and led a full life. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol and received a letter of thanks from the US Department of Agriculture for his assistance following Hurricane Camille. Never one to sit still he remained active and the week before his death he planned to ride to the mountains to pick apples.
Robert will be dearly missed by his two sisters Nancy Smitherman York of Yadkinville, Nell Smitherman Brown of East Bend, three nieces Sherry York (John) Harrison of Pinehurst, Tonya York (David) Wall of East Bend, and Vickie Brown Gardner of East Bend, three great-nephews John York Harrison of Pinehurst, Davis Eugene Wall and Austin Robert Wall both of East Bend, and a great-niece Sarah Elizabeth Harrison of Pinehurst as well as by many special friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Smitherman will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Forbush Friends Meeting at 3PM with the Rev. James Warden officiating. Burial with military rites by VFW Post 10346 will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Huff Funeral Home from 6PM to 8PM.
Online condolences may be made at www.hufffuneralhome.com