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Edward Whidden Obituary

WHIDDEN, Edward W., 83, of Tampa, Florida went to be with his Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ and his beloved wife Lena Ann on July 7, 2014. He was survived by his son Edward "Butch" Whidden; his daughters, Cathy Wentzel (Terry), Suzy Ficca (Larry), and Barbara Whidden (Dave), Cindi Clayton (Eddie); surrogate daughter Patty Ficca (Tony), his sister Janice McIntosh and brother Paul Whidden (Joyce); 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, loving family and friends. Visitation will be Friday July 11th from 9-10am. Celebration of Life Service will be at 10am. Palma Ceia Baptist Church 3511 West Bay to Bay Blvd, Tampa. Interment to follow Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Palma Ceia Baptist Church Building Fund at the above address. For full obituary and sign guest Registry please go to www.brewerfuneral.com Services entrusted to: Brewer & Sons South Tampa Chapel, 813-835-4991

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Published by TBO.com on Jul. 9, 2014.

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Nancy Olsen-Hunter

July 17, 2014

I remember working with Ed at Amana. He was a wonderful man and spoke highly and with great love for his family.
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived

Cindy & Jerry Belair

July 9, 2014

If Ed can read this, It was an honor to have known a great man,father, husband,and friend. I know you are where you want to be, With your lovely wife Lena, and of course Jesus. You will be deeply missed. Thank you for being one of our deacon's, at Palma Ceia Baptist Church. We will see you when its our turn. God Bless you and your Family.

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