Extracted from The Daily Star (Hammond, LA)
RAY WHITTINGTON
PONCHATOULA -- Ray Whittington, 89, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at his home.
A native of Liberty, Miss., Whittington is survived by his wife, Della Johnson Whittington of Ponchatoula; three daughters, Mary Griffin of Covington, Rose James of Cleveland, Tenn., and Peggy Sterling of Ponchatoula; four sons, Jesse Whittington of Manila, Ark., Raymond Whittington of Albany, Randolph Whittington of Mandeville and Robert Whittington of Ponchatoula; a sister Bertha Johnson of Liberty; three brothers, Jewel and Ernest Whittington, both of Liberty, and Bobby Whittington of Townsend, Tenn.; 25 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Nancy Etheridge Whittington; two brothers, T.J. and Jimmy Whittington; a daughter, Ruby Lee Whittington; and a grandson.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 10 p.m. at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home in Ponchatoula and Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10. Burial will be at the Church of God Prophecy Cemetery in Liberty.
Monday, August 30, 2004
May 30, 1915 - Aug. 28, 2004