Jeannine Joyce Whitehead

Jeannine Joyce Whitehead obituary, Muleshoe, TX

Jeannine Joyce Whitehead

Jeannine Whitehead Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ellis Funeral Home - Morton on Mar. 13, 2024.

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Jeannine Joyce Whitehead, age 90, 2024 of Morton, Texas, died Monday, March 11, 2024 in Levelland, Texas. She was born December 18, 1933 in Lubbock, Texas to Jesse and Alice (Gordan) Foster. She married James Whitehead in Floyd County, Texas on April 16, 1952.
Jeannine was a teacher and a 4H leader. She and her husband owned and operated Whitehead Baling Services and Whitehead Carriages. She was a member of Llano Estacado Driving Society. Jeannine raised her family around rodeos. She was a member of Morton Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, James; two sons, Jesse Don Whitehead and Jimmy Lee Whitehead; a daughter, Debbie Thomas; her parents; and a brother, Lewis Foster.
Jeannine is survived by her daughter, Joann Davis of Morton, Texas; a brother, J.D. Foster and his wife, Tana of Springdale, Arizona; her eight grandchildren; her twenty great-grandchildren; and her nine great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be sent to Morton Methodist Church, 419 West Taylor, Morton, Texas, 79346 or Alzheimer's Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, Illinois, 60601.

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