TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for WHITNEY, RUTH 
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La.

Died: Wednesday, July 9, 2014

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WHITNEY, RUTH 
(Died July 9, 2014)

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Ruth Alice Kelly Whitney, 86, a native of Morgan City and resident of Little 
Caillou died suddenly Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Houma.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Monday at St. Joseph Catholic 
Church. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, 

with burial in St. Elie Cemetery.

She is survived by her sisters, Lenora Guidry, of Lafayette, and Carolyn 
Hebert, of Casper, Wyoming; sons, David N. Whitney and wife, Janet, of Pelham, 
Alabama, Stephen D. Whitney Jr. and wife, Brenda, of Gray, and Martin J. 
Whitney, of Little Rock, Arkansas; Judge Daniel E. Whitney and wife, June, of 
Spring, Texas, and Lee A. Whitney and wife, Rep. Lenar Whitney, of Houma; 
daughters, Ruth Whitney Hassell and husband, Tom, of Gray, Christine Whitney 
King and husband, Ed, of Houma, and Trudy M. Whitney, of North Little Rock, 
Arkansas; grandchildren, Leslie Walk, Whitney Voisin, Jennifer L. Bland, Liz 
Robichaux, Lisa Cunningham, Sheryl Waddell, Dr. Scott M. Whitney, Mathew 
Whitney, Cory King, Danielle Townsend, Ryan Marmande, Celeste Valuzzo. Stephen 
Hassell, Sara Hassell and Lia Allen; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Ruth was born May 5, 1928 in Morgan City and was raised in Weeks Island and 
Houma. 

She was the daughter of the late Edward E. Kelly and Gertrude M. Jolet Kelly of 
Little Caillou. 

She was married to the late Stephen D. Whitney Sr. and is preceded in death by 
her grandson, Tre Marmande.

An accomplished artist, Ruth painted reproductions, scenes of south Louisiana 
life and religious themes. She was a devout Catholic and parishioner of St. 
Joseph Catholic Church in Chauvin. She was a devoted sister, mother, 
grandmother and great-grandmother.

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