Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Monday, June 29, 1959

MRS. WHITTINGTON

CRYSTAL SPRINGS -- Mrs. Della Whittington, 67, resident of Crystal Springs, died Saturday night at her residence after an extended illness.

She is survived by her husband, Walter Whittington of Crystal Springs, and two sons, L. V. Elvin and David Whittington, both of Jackson; five daughters, Mrs. Ruby Bush and Mrs. Jewel Mathews, both of Crystal Springs, Mrs. Katherine Phillips of Colorado, Mrs. Ethelyn Blue [sic Bellue] of Centerville, and Mrs. Carolyn Perkins of Dallas, Texas; four sisters; Mrs. Rex Porter of Crystal Springs, Mrs. J. B. Hines of Jackson, Mrs. Reno Bullock of McComb and Mrs. Myria Broomfield of Lufkin, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. from the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, with Reverend Tom Haygood officiating. Interment will be in the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery under the direction of Baldwin Brothers Funeral Home of Crystal Springs.