1906 - 1988 (82 years)
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Name |
Ruth E McClain Whittington |
Born |
24 Mar 1906 |
Delia, Jackson County, Kansas |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
8 Oct 1988 |
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas |
Buried |
11 Oct 1988 |
Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas |
Person ID |
I7013 |
Rossville |
Last Modified |
2 Aug 2018 |
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Documents |
| Obituary- Whittington, Ruth 1 Mrs. Ruth E. Whittington
LAWRENCE - Mrs. Ruth E. Whittington, 82, Eudora, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 1988, at a Lawrence nursing home.
She was born March 24, 1906, at Delia in Jackson County, the daughter of James Henry and Matilda Hiserman McClain. She moved from Benkelman, Neb., to Eudora in 1979.
Mrs. Whittington attended the Baptist Church.
She was married to Harry Keith Whittington Dec. 26, 1947, in Topeka. He survives.
Other survivors include a son, Harry Keith Whittington Jr., Benkelman, Neb.; three daughters, Anna Mae Stevenson, Denver, Karol M. Seymour, Bird City, and Evelyn K. Tuwey, Windsor, Colo.; a brother, Sam McClain, Holton; two sisters, NorraB. Hurla, Hollister, Mo., and Myrnah McClain, Glendale, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Delia Cemetery. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the mortuary.
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| Funeral card- Whittington, Ruth 2 In Memory of
Ruth E. Whittington
Born: March 24, 1906
Delia, Kansas
Died: October 8, 1988
Lawrence, Kansas
Services
2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 1988
Delia Presbyterian Church
Delia, Kansas
Officiant
Reverend Alice Monschke
Organist
Mrs. Marguerite Williams
Vocalist
Mr. Walter D. Mack, Jr.
Interment
Delia Cemetery, Delia, Kansas
Casket Bearers
John McClain, Jim Place, Charles Elms, Cecil Bland, Dwayne Fish, Donald Baise |
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