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Submitted: 12/14/19 • Approved: 4/6/20 • Last Updated: 4/9/20 • R244797-G0-S3
February 22, 1908, Milam County, Texas - July 17, 1986, Waco, McLennan County, Texas
Obituary
Whittington
Services for Riley H. Whittington, 78, of Clifton and formerly of Cameron were at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Marek - Burns - Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with the Rev. J. E. Lafferty officiating.
Burial was in Marlow Cemetery near Cameron.
Mr. Whittington died Thursday in a Waco hospital.
Mr. Whittington was born in Milam County and was a retired farmer.
Survivors are his widow, Eva Bell Whittington of Clifton; three sons, Riley Whittington, Jr. of West Columbia, Mose Clayton Whittington of Houston and Irvin Ray Whittington of Brazoria; two daughters, Helen Whittington of Houston and Myrlene Roberts of Clifton; two brothers, Ollie Whittington of Cameron and Pete Whittington of Waco; three sisters, Gertrude Whittington of Cameron, Florence Rose Whittington of Houston and Effie Scarbrough of Galena Park; 13 grandchildren 18 great-grandchildren.
The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas), 24 Jul 1986, Thu, Page 5
CARD OF THANKS
Dear Friends,
It is with hearts full of love for all of you that we want to say thank you for the food, flowers, and kind words. We want to specially thank Ed Laywell, Glass the Florist and the Trinity Baptist Church for the beautiful thoughts and services you performed. It is our prayers that God shall bless each of you in the days ahead.
The Whittington Family
The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas), 31 Jul 1986, Thu, Page 12
Family Members
Spouse
Eva Bell Burkeen Whittington
1911–1993
Children
Helen B Whittington
1928–2001
Riley Hunt Whittington
1929–2003
Myrlene Whittington Roberts
1931–2011
Mose Ceylon Whittington
1934–2004
Irvin Ray Whittington
1936–2000
Photo courtesy of: Karen Neal Morey
Contributed on 12/14/19 by lynst.peters62
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