Mrs. Margie L. Whittington, 82 of Concord passed away on Tuesday April 26, 2016 at Transitional Health Services. The family will receive friends on Friday from 11:30 to 1pm at Miami Baptist Church, the funeral will follow at 1pm at the Church with Pastor Lewis Whittington and Pastor Robert Howard officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Whittington was born on August 3, 1933 in Cabarrus County to the late Lewis Troy and Annie Mae Shue Cauthen. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Harvey Whittington, and 2nd husband Fred Daugherty. Mrs. Whittington is survived by three daughters, Sheila W. Basinger and husband Randy of Salisbury, Debra L. Smith and husband Timmie of Concord and Tinker Beaver; one son, Pastor Lewis W. Whittington and wife Cathy of Mt. Pleasant; one sister Mildred Allman of Landis, and nephew Kenny Allman (deceased). Grandchildren, Shawn Whittington and wife Katie, Dean Hensley, Shelia Marie Grant and husband Doug, Jennifer Tuttle and partner Kristina, Scottie Basinger and fiance Monica, Zachary Basinger and wife Lauren, Jessica Smith and Dylan Woodard; great grandchildren, Damien Hensley, Justin Silver, Rylee Grant, Eli Tuttle, Blake Grant, Jake Basinger and Berkley Basinger.
Mrs. Whittington retired from Dominion Yarn in Landis, she was a member of Miami Baptist Church, the WMU and Kate Jones Sunday School class. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
Memorials may be made to Miami Baptist Church Building Fund, 6701 Miami Church Rd., Concord, NC 28025.
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Wilkinson Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for the Whittington family.