Mansoor Mohammed

Mansoor Mohammed, aka Marvin E. (Bunny) Whittington, 57, of Roanoke, returned to Allah (G-D) Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Veterans Hospital, Hampton, Va. He was born in Roanoke on March 25, 1951 to the late William Sr. and Frances White Whittington. He was a man of faith who attended Clarence Sabree Islamic Center, Roanoke, Va. Bro. Mansoor Mohammed attended Roanoke Public Schools. He joined the U. S. Army, where he served his country for two years. Bro. Mansoor Mohammed joined into the Nation of Islam under the Leadership of the Honorable Elijah Mohammed after his passing in 1975. Mansoor Mohammed became a follower and supporter of his son, the late Imam W. Dean Mohammed, the Leader of 2.5 million Indigenous Muslim Americans which based on the Holy Qur'an and Hadith of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Bro. Mansoor Mohammed continued to receive and distribute the Muslim Journal Newspapers, oils and incenses in and around Roanoke, Martinsville and Lynchburg, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Whittington, Sr. and Frances W. White Whittington, two siblings, William Whittington, Jr. and John A. Whittington. He is survived by his wife, Dalmer P. Whittington; four children, Khadijah A. Whittington, of Indianapolis, Ind., Marvin E. Whittington, of Houston, Texas, Senior Airman Ibrahim I. (Kayon) Whittington, of Suffolk, England and Rachman W. Whittington, of Portsmouth, Va.; grandchildren, Tyree McIntash, Ahmeria Whittington, of Roanoke, Rashed Whittington, Rahquan Whittington, Zuniya Whittington, of Portsmouth, Va.; one stepdaughter, Tomeka Poindexter, of Roanoke; three sisters, Loretta W. Jones, Juanita W. Taylor and Danise J. Whittington, all of Roanoke; special niece and husband, Stephanie A. (Darryl) Moore, of Chesapeake, Va., who were caregivers to him while he was a patient at the VA long term Nursing Home for six years; one aunt, Mrs. Betsy Ann (Jack) Pierce, of Kingsport, Tenn.; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Salatul-Janazah (Funeral) services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home. Introduction to Salatul-Janazah and Prayer, Imam Ibrahim Hamidullah. The family of Mansoor Mohammed wishes to thank everyone for their many acts of kindness shown during the passing of their loved one. The family will received friends and other family members at the home of his sister, Loretta W. Jones. The interment will be in Masjid An-Nur, 3702 Salem Turnpike, Roanoke, VA. Condolences may be sent to www.Hamlar-Curtis.com.