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Extracted from The Pine Bluff Commercial (Pine Bluff, AR)
Thursday, April 9, 1998

KENNETH WHITTINGTON

Kenneth Wayne Whittington, 54, of Rison, died April 7, 1998, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.

He was born on May 6, 1943, at Rison, a son of the late James E. Whittington and Alice Brewer Whittington.

He was a logging contractor for Tri-W-Logging Company Inc. and was a member of Bethel No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church at Rison.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Tammy Lorene Whittington.

Survivors include his wife, Joanne Whittington; a son, Bill Whittington of Crossett; two brothers, James E. ``Sonney'' Whittington Jr, of Magnolia and Bennie Joe Whittington of the ``Y'' Community near Rison; and two grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethel No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church with Sam Higgs, Gary Lambright and Bill Whittington officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Rison.