Mrs. Mary G. Whitten, Hempstead Co., AR Submitted by Paul DeMars Aug 17 2001 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ MRS. MARY G. WHITTEN Hope Star, Hope, AR Wednesday, November 18, 1973 MRS. MARY G. WHITTEN Mrs. Mary Gaelenia Whitten, age 83, died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was a member of the Garrett Memorial Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of Nevada and Hempstead Counties. Survivors are her husband, John A. Whitten of Hope; one son, Newburn Whitten of Texarkana; one daughter, Mrs. Hazel Scheer of St. Louis, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Norton of New Boston, Tex., and Mrs. Della Tanner of San Antonio, Tex.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Sayers officiating and the Rev. Ernest Whitten assisting. Interment will be in Anderson cemetery with Oakcrest Funeral Home in charge.