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Eldron Vance Whigham

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Eldron Vance Whigham

Birth
Whigham, Grady County, Georgia, USA
Death
1 Mar 2012 (aged 82)
Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, USA
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Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Eldron Vance Whigham, was the eleventh of 12 children born to the late Walter A. and Mary Lou Pipkin Whigham. He attended Live Oak School in Grady County and graduated from Cairo High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Sill Oklahoma before receiving an honorable discharge in 1949 for family hardship. He married on April 25, 1954. He was an active member of Pine Level Baptist Church since the age of 13 and began serving as a deacon at the age of 24. He served as trustee at the church for a number of years and also served as a trustee of Shiver Elementary School when his children attended the school.

He was devoted to his wife and family. He was a farmer who loved the land and his work. He was active on the family farm through December 2011, when his health began to decline. He enjoyed sharing fruits and vegetables from the farm with neighbors and friends. In 1971, he was named Man of the Year in Conservation, and in the early 1980s, he and his son were named Soil and Water Conservationists of the Year. In 1982, his family was named Farm Family of the Year by the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Christine Knight Whigham; his son, Mark Whigham; daughter, Jill Jones; grandchildren, Emmaree Whigham, Drew Whigham, Connor Whigham, Jan Jones, Joy Jones, and Jerilyn Jones; sisters, Lavelle Kimbrel & Geraldine and Troy Sheffield; sister-in-law, Rosa Whigham; brother-in-law, Bob Harris.

Siblings who preceded him in death were Lawson Whigham, Clara Maddox, Virgil Whigham, Judson Whigham, Gertrude Giddings, Millie Kelly, Elvet Gerald Whigham and Lavonia Harris.

Eldron Vance Whigham, was the eleventh of 12 children born to the late Walter A. and Mary Lou Pipkin Whigham. He attended Live Oak School in Grady County and graduated from Cairo High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Sill Oklahoma before receiving an honorable discharge in 1949 for family hardship. He married on April 25, 1954. He was an active member of Pine Level Baptist Church since the age of 13 and began serving as a deacon at the age of 24. He served as trustee at the church for a number of years and also served as a trustee of Shiver Elementary School when his children attended the school.

He was devoted to his wife and family. He was a farmer who loved the land and his work. He was active on the family farm through December 2011, when his health began to decline. He enjoyed sharing fruits and vegetables from the farm with neighbors and friends. In 1971, he was named Man of the Year in Conservation, and in the early 1980s, he and his son were named Soil and Water Conservationists of the Year. In 1982, his family was named Farm Family of the Year by the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Christine Knight Whigham; his son, Mark Whigham; daughter, Jill Jones; grandchildren, Emmaree Whigham, Drew Whigham, Connor Whigham, Jan Jones, Joy Jones, and Jerilyn Jones; sisters, Lavelle Kimbrel & Geraldine and Troy Sheffield; sister-in-law, Rosa Whigham; brother-in-law, Bob Harris.

Siblings who preceded him in death were Lawson Whigham, Clara Maddox, Virgil Whigham, Judson Whigham, Gertrude Giddings, Millie Kelly, Elvet Gerald Whigham and Lavonia Harris.

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