Obituaries:  Mrs. A. G. Dees Whittlesey, Sabine Parish       W-342
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 9, 1998
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mrs. A. G. Dees Whittlesey

  Mrs. A. G. Dees Whittlesey died Monday, Nov. 30, at Briarcliff
Nursing Center in Greenville, Texas.

  Graveside services were held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, at
Many Cemetery. The Rev. Eddie Smith officiated.

  Mrs. Whittlesey was a school teacher and music teacher in
Kilgore, Texas, and Louisiana.

  She was a member of First Baptist Church in Kilgore, Texas, for
more than 50 years. Mrs. Whittlesey was also a member of Miriam
Sunday School Class, Primetimers Senior Choir, Kilgore Music
Club, and Founder of Community Concerts of Kilgore.

  Survivors include one sister, Nell Powers of Greenville, Texas;
one brother, Kenneth Ramsey and wife Ouida of Jackson, Miss.; one
niece, Alice Nell Powers Logan and husband Clarence of Texarkana,
Texas; two nephews, Gene Powers and wife Marge of Houston, Texas,
and Raymond Powers and wife Judy Berger of Carrollton, Texas; and
great nieces and nephews, Greg Powers and wife Becky, and
children, Conor, and Riley of Manchester, N. H., Laura Bradshaw
and husband Dan and children, Patti, and Ryan of Houston, Texas,
Laurie Swindle and husband Butch of El Paso, Ark., Vicki Roberts
and husband Kevin of Plano, Texas, and Joshua, Adam, and Rachel
Powers of Carrollton, Texas. Mrs. Whittlesey was preceded in
death by her husband, J. Raymond Whittlesey, and her parents, A.
G. Dees and Alice German Dees.

  Pallbearers were Gary Davis, C. R. Logan, Gene Powers, and
Raymond Powers. Honorary pallbearers were Kenny Ramsey, and Brown
Wooley.

  Peters Funeral Home, Greenville, Texas.