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William Whittington Obituary
He was born in Guthrie, Okla., on Dec. 29, 1932.
He entered military service immediately after high school and served in the Navy honorably for 22 years as an aviation storekeeper, retiring in 1972. He proceeded to work for Sears and Roebuck for an additional 25 years, retiring in 1990. He dedicated his final years to the Denver First Church of Nazarene, Denver. He was actively involved with Christian Missionary trips under director Bob Moore, traveling to many underserved areas of Central America.
He was predeceased by his parents and two brothers, Virgil and Perry Whittington.
He is survived by his three children, Laurie Ann Montague, of Claremont, N.H., J. Guy Whittington, of Mount Vernon, Maine, and William Henry Whittington Jr., AZ Chief Petty Officer, Navy; and six grandchildren ages 1 through 25, Jessica Taylor, Kaitlyn Taylor, Marcus Taylor, Molly Whittington, Sally Whittington and J.J. Whittington.
Memorial services with military honors will take place at noon Friday, March 6, at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Augusta, Maine.
The family would like to extend a warm thank you to the staff and doctors at Togus for their loving care of Whitt.
Please send any donations in memory of Whitt Whittington to the Casa Unida Foundation, 1112 South Eaton St., Lakewood, CO 80232, with the memo: "To the schools."
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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