Extracted from The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Hazel Whittington Binning
Our beloved mother was born July 31, 1930, in Gloster, Miss., and went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 78 and a longtime resident of Baton Rouge.
She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Territo and husband Samuel, and Paula Stevens and husband Prentiss; son, Greg Binning; brother, Robert Whittington and wife Virginia; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Winnie Day Whittington; sister, Willimena Jones; and brother, Douglas Whittington.
She was a graduate of LSU and taught in special education.
Visiting at Brown Funeral Home chapel, Gloster, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. until funeral service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Greg Beaty.
Interment in New Hope Cemetery, near Gloster.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008