ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: WHITEHEAD, WALTER "BUTCH" WESLEY, JR. 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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WHITEHEAD, WALTER "BUTCH" WESLEY, JR. 
(April 7, 1948 - September 20, 2011)

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Walter Wesley ÒButchÓ Whitehead, Jr. passed away at his home on Tuesday, 
September 20, 2011. 

A resident of Bush, LA for most of his life, he was born April 7, 1948 in 
Tylertown, MS to the late Walter Wesley, Sr. and Eva Granger Whitehead.

The beloved husband of Helen Jenkins Whitehead, he is survived by three 
daughters: Andia Pearson, Sherry Westmoreland and Anita Nastasi; seven sisters: 
Juanita Jenkins, Wyoma Howell, Lela Gottschalk, Peggy King, Betty Spencer, 
Dorothy Hill and Mary Lynn Anthony; two brothers, Floyd and Eugene ÒBusterÓ 
Whitehead; seven grandchildren: Jessica Cheatrau, Justin Mire, Charlieann and 
Robert Wesley Westmoreland and Charles Ray Westmoreland, Jr., Alexis ÒTatorÓ 
and Evan ÒDennis the MenaceÓ Nastasi; two great grandchildren, Jeffery Wayne 
Joiner and Courtney ÒScooterÓ Collins; one honorary granddaughter, Mariana 
Erickson; his special friend, Wilda ÒWoodyÓ Bateman and a host of nieces, 
nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his son, Wesley W. Whitehead; one granddaughter, 
Amanda Kay Whitehead; three brothers: Thomas, Dewitt and Lloyd ÒJakeÓ Whitehead 
and one sister, Louise ÒPigeonÓ Gill.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services 
at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at SharpÕs Chapel Church of God, 
22191 SharpÕs Chapel Rd. Bush, LA 70431.

A wake is scheduled for Friday, September 23, 2011 from 5-9:00 PM at E.J. 
Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Ave. Covington, LA 70433 with visiting 
hours beginning Saturday at SharpÕs Chapel at 9:00 AM.

Interment at SharpÕs Chapel Cemetery in Bush 
will immediately follow services.

Please send flowers or make donations to Hospice of St. Tammany, 1202 S. Tyler 
St. Covington, LA

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