Rule Rites Held Sun., June 14 For Jess Whittington
Funeral services for Jess Whittington, 72, former Lakeview High School principal for several years, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 14, in the Rule First Baptist Church with the Rev. Leonard Malone officiating.
Burial was in the Rule Cemetery with White Funeral Home of Tahoka in direction.
Mr. Whittington resided on a route near Buchanan Dam.
He was born Sept. 6, 1897, in Collinsville and had been living near Buchanan Dam in Llano County for the past four years.
Jess E. Whittington was united in marriage to Belva Curry July 27, 1942, at Amarillo. He attended West Texas State University and the University of Texas and was a retired teacher. A veteran of World War II, he passed away Saturday morning, June 13, in the Veterans Hospital in Big Spring. He had been in failing health for some time.
Survivors include: his wife and one brother, Bob, of Pecos.
Pall bearers were Dick Fowler, James Skinner, Carroll Fowler, Quilla Clark, J.O. Adams and J.W. Hatley, Jr.
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Jessie Edward Whittington
[Jessie Edmond Whittington]
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1897
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: R#1
Residence Place: Fannin County, Texas, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: R. B. Whittington
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Jess Edward Whittington
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1898
Birth Place: Collinsville Rogers
Residence Place: Lakeview, Hall, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Lakeview, Hall, Texas, USA
Employer: Teaching
Height: 5 8
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: H E Whittington
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Jess Edward Whittington 44 Self (Head)
U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Name: Mr Jfss E Whittington
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Leslie
Occupation: Superintendent
Occupation 2: Teacher
School: School of Mines
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1942
Marriage Place: Amarillo Texas
Spouse: Belva Curry
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Jess Whittington
Death Date: 13 Jun 1970
Death County: Howard
Gender: Male
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Jess Edward Whittington
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1898
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Death Date: 13 Jun 1970
Death Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
Father: Bolden Whittington
Mother: Amanda Culuahouse
Certificate Number: 43110
Provided by Edith Guynes Stanley
Rule Rites Held Sun., June 14 For Jess Whittington
Funeral services for Jess Whittington, 72, former Lakeview High School principal for several years, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 14, in the Rule First Baptist Church with the Rev. Leonard Malone officiating.
Burial was in the Rule Cemetery with White Funeral Home of Tahoka in direction.
Mr. Whittington resided on a route near Buchanan Dam.
He was born Sept. 6, 1897, in Collinsville and had been living near Buchanan Dam in Llano County for the past four years.
Jess E. Whittington was united in marriage to Belva Curry July 27, 1942, at Amarillo. He attended West Texas State University and the University of Texas and was a retired teacher. A veteran of World War II, he passed away Saturday morning, June 13, in the Veterans Hospital in Big Spring. He had been in failing health for some time.
Survivors include: his wife and one brother, Bob, of Pecos.
Pall bearers were Dick Fowler, James Skinner, Carroll Fowler, Quilla Clark, J.O. Adams and J.W. Hatley, Jr.
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Jessie Edward Whittington
[Jessie Edmond Whittington]
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1897
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: R#1
Residence Place: Fannin County, Texas, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Relative: R. B. Whittington
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Jess Edward Whittington
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1898
Birth Place: Collinsville Rogers
Residence Place: Lakeview, Hall, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Lakeview, Hall, Texas, USA
Employer: Teaching
Height: 5 8
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: H E Whittington
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Jess Edward Whittington 44 Self (Head)
U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Name: Mr Jfss E Whittington
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Leslie
Occupation: Superintendent
Occupation 2: Teacher
School: School of Mines
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1942
Marriage Place: Amarillo Texas
Spouse: Belva Curry
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Jess Whittington
Death Date: 13 Jun 1970
Death County: Howard
Gender: Male
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Jess Edward Whittington
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1898
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Death Date: 13 Jun 1970
Death Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
Father: Bolden Whittington
Mother: Amanda Culuahouse
Certificate Number: 43110
Provided by Edith Guynes Stanley
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