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Charlton "C.K." Smitherman, 74, of
Caldwell, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1993, at the Caldwell
hospital from progressive heart failure.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at
the Greenleaf Friends Church, Greenleaf. Rev. Butch Hart
of the Caldwell Friends Church will officiate. Interment
will follow at the Greenleaf Cemetery, under the direction of
Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell.
C.K.
was born July 11, 1918, at Haviland, Kan., a son of David
Franklin and Lida Kendall Smitherman. He was reared and
educated in Haviland, graduating from Friends Academy there.
He attended Friends Bible College in Haviland. C.K.
married Lenore Hughes on April 5, 1941, at Booker, Texas.
The couple moved to Newberg, Ore., where he attended George
Fox College, receiving his B.A. He graduated from
Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., receiving his Masters
in Education. Mr. Smitherman was a teacher and
administrator in Kansas and Oregon until 1954 when the couple
moved to Greenleaf where he was principal at the Greenleaf
Friends Academy from 1954 until 1962. He was then
principal of Lincoln School in Caldwell for 18 years until his
retirement in 1980. During his retirement years he and his
wife enjoyed spending time with his family and wintering with
friends in Yuma, Ariz.
Mr. Smitherman
was a member of the Caldwell Friends Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lenore; a son and daughter-in-law,
Ken and Karen Smitherman of Edmonds, Wash.; a daughter and
son-in-law, Jacque and Howard Mylander of Caldwell; a daughter
and son-in-law, Joy and James Lehman of Caldwell; a son and
daughter-in-law, David and Cheryl Smitherman of Caldwell; 15
grandchildren; two great-grand-children; a brother and
sister-in-law, David F. and Ruth Smitherman of Haviland, Kan.
The family suggests memorials be given
to the Greenleaf Friends Academy, Greenleaf.
Friends may call today from 4 until 8 p.m. at the Flahiff
Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. |
