Poteau Daily News
Poteau, LeFlore County, Oklahoma
November 27, 1975
Funeral services were held on Monday, November 24, 1975, at
the Evans Chapel of Memories for Mrs. Minnie Mertal Smotherman,
who died at her home on Friday, November 21, 1975. Forrest
Henbrook officiated.
Minnie was born October 30, 1875, at Ozark, Arkansas. Mrs.
Smotherman observed her 100th birthday less tan a month ago. She
was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Her husband,
William Hugh Smotherman preceded her in death in 1958.
She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Maudie Leneer of
Clarksville, Arkansas, Mrs. Elva Allen and Miss Pearl Smotherman
of the home, and Mrs. Charlotte Stone of Los Angeles,
California; a son, Hoyt
Smotherman of Poteau, Oklahoma; a sister, Mrs. Gertrude
Pilkington of Poteau, Oklahoma; and a brother, Manley Qualls of
Holdenville, Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren. |