Whitfield Brooks Wharton, 96, widower of Estelle Berry Wharton, and a World War II veteran, died April 17, 2017.
Born in Hickory Grove, he was the son of the late Marvin Talmadge and Edith Agnew Wharton.
Mr. Wharton graduated from Furman University in 1948 and was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church. He retired from Sears after 38 years in management.
Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Lynne W. and C. Grier Thompson of Greenville; grandchildren, Aaron Thompson and wife, Amanda, and Chandler Thompson; great grandson, Porter Whitfield Thompson. Mr. Wharton was predeceased by a son, Raymond T. Wharton; and sisters, Virginia Plyler, Edith Herndon, and Nancy Josey.
Burial: Graceland East Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Born in Hickory Grove, he was the son of the late Marvin Talmadge and Edith Agnew Wharton.
Mr. Wharton graduated from Furman University in 1948 and was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church. He retired from Sears after 38 years in management.
Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Lynne W. and C. Grier Thompson of Greenville; grandchildren, Aaron Thompson and wife, Amanda, and Chandler Thompson; great grandson, Porter Whitfield Thompson. Mr. Wharton was predeceased by a son, Raymond T. Wharton; and sisters, Virginia Plyler, Edith Herndon, and Nancy Josey.
Burial: Graceland East Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Whitfield Brooks Wharton, 96, widower of Estelle Berry Wharton, and a World War II veteran, died April 17, 2017.
Born in Hickory Grove, he was the son of the late Marvin Talmadge and Edith Agnew Wharton.
Mr. Wharton graduated from Furman University in 1948 and was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church. He retired from Sears after 38 years in management.
Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Lynne W. and C. Grier Thompson of Greenville; grandchildren, Aaron Thompson and wife, Amanda, and Chandler Thompson; great grandson, Porter Whitfield Thompson. Mr. Wharton was predeceased by a son, Raymond T. Wharton; and sisters, Virginia Plyler, Edith Herndon, and Nancy Josey.
Burial: Graceland East Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Born in Hickory Grove, he was the son of the late Marvin Talmadge and Edith Agnew Wharton.
Mr. Wharton graduated from Furman University in 1948 and was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church. He retired from Sears after 38 years in management.
Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Lynne W. and C. Grier Thompson of Greenville; grandchildren, Aaron Thompson and wife, Amanda, and Chandler Thompson; great grandson, Porter Whitfield Thompson. Mr. Wharton was predeceased by a son, Raymond T. Wharton; and sisters, Virginia Plyler, Edith Herndon, and Nancy Josey.
Burial: Graceland East Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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