- Date Of Birth: August 23, 1908
- Date Of Death: May 19, 2007
- State: Georgia
Tiny Mae Hullender Land Smitherman, 99, Ringgold, went home to be with the Lord on May 19, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. She was retired from Sweetwater Rug Company and was a charter member of Parkway Baptist Temple in Fort Oglethorpe. Mrs. Smitherman was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Sarah DiDamey Stapp Hullender; a brother, Willie Hullender; sister, Mildred Hullender; daughter, Betty Jean Land; husband, William T. Smitherman; stepchildren, LaVoy Smitherman, Donald Smitherman, Brenda Bradley, Mariann Smitherman; special daughter-in-law, Betty Jo Smitherman Land; and son-in-laws, Rev. David H. Orr and Larry Hegwood. Her memories will continue to live in the hearts of her loving family and her many friends. She is survived by her son, Ray Land; daughters, Bernice Orr and Faye (Sam) Wise, all of Ringgold; grandchildren, Tyson Land, Ringgold, Shane (Deb) Land, Ft. Dix, New Jersey, Jim (Vickie) Orr, Dalton; Davina Clark, Chickamauga, Tammy (Donald) Pahle, Thomsons Station, Tenn., LaSonya (Mack) Dover, Ringgold; great-grandchildren, Nickie Pahle & Steven Garner, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Dylan Pahle, Thompsons Station, Tenn., and Houston Dover, Ringgold. Other survivors include Chuck (Betty) Smitherman, Pine Mountain, Ga. Arville (Charlotte) Smitherman, Marietta, Ga., Earlene (R.L.) Templeton, Ringgold, LaDonna (Kenneth) Strickland, Hiram, Ga. ;Jerry (Linda) Smitherman, Ringgold; 25 step-grandchildren; 13 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank Hutcheson Hospice, Margie & Johnny Carr, Evelyn & Eloise Dunn and Dorothy Arnold for their support.
