Extracted from the Pine Bluff Commercial (Pine Bluff, AR)
James Whittington
RISON -- James Edwin ``Whit'' Whittington, 78, of Rison, died April 4, 1996, at his home.
Born January 6, 1918, in Bradley County, he was a son of the late Grover Whittington and Hattie Bell Neal Whittington.
He was a mechanic for more than 38 years, a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church near Rison, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion.
He was the widower of Alice Brewer Whittington, who died March 2, 1989.
Survivors include three sons, James E. ``Sonny'' Whittington of Magnolia, Bennie Joe Whittington and Kenneth Whittington, both of Rison; a sister, Dorothy Uzick of Houston; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Buie Funeral Home in Rison with James Wagner and Ronald Young officiating. Burial will be in Black Cemetery.
Friday, April 5, 1996