Extracted from The Southern Herald (Liberty, MS)
Thursday, February 2, 1989

GRACE WHITTINGTON DIES

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 1989 from East Fork Baptist Church for Miss Grace Whittington, 85, of East Fork Community. Rev. Maurice Wicker officiated.

Miss Whittington died Thursday, January 26, 1989 at her residence. She was born September 26, 1903 in the East Fork community, the daughter of P. A. Whittington and Dora Rayborn Whittington. She was a member of East Fork Baptist Church, where she was a groundskeeper for 17 years. She was an Avon representative for the past 25 years.

Miss Whittington is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

Burial was in East Fork Cemetery with Hartman Funeral Home of McComb in charge of arrangements.