Horace Ray Whittington

Horace Ray Whittington, age 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 12, 2024, at the Haywood County Community Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, August 16, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Poplar Corner Baptist Church, with Bro. Eddie Mallonee officiating. Burial to follow in the Holly Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday, August 16, 2024, at the Poplar Corner Baptist Church from 1:00 P.M. until the service hour at 2:00 P.M.

Mr. Horace was born in Belmont, MS on April 1, 1936, to the late Emmitt Jefferson Whittington and Alice Hughes Whittington. He was a faithful member of the Poplar Corner Baptist Church. He proudly served as a Corporal in the Tennessee National Guard. Mr. Horace was a jack of all trades and loved to fix things and tinker. He could do it all-never needing to call a plumber or builder. He loved to travel and enjoyed his adventures out West with Mrs. Jessie. He was also preceded in death by two brothers: Bobby Whittington and Paul Whittington.

He is survived by his wife of over 66 years: Jessie Elizabeth Choate Whittington; one son: Steven Whittington; one daughter: Sharon Crutcher; one brother: E.J. Whittington (Barbara); his friend and neighbor: Chris; five nephews; one step niece; He leaves a legacy of one grandson: John Russell Crutcher II (Isabel).