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Rastus Whittemore Jr.

Paducah Aug. 10, 1937 | Apr. 22, 2018
Paducah | Aug. 10, 1937 | Apr. 22, 2018

Rastus Whittemore Jr., age 80 of Paducah, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 1:35 a.m. at Baptist Health Paducah.

He retired from the Paducah Public School Systems as an auto mechanics substitute instructor. He was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary F. (Fran) Barrow Whittemore, two daughters, Debra R. Stone of Barlow, KY, Deidre R. Saxton of Paducah; six grandchildren, six  great-grandchildren;  three sisters, Mary Whittemore, Saundra Yarber both of Boaz, KY, and Wanda Stubblefield of Mayfield, KY; six brothers, Charles Whittemore, Jasper Whittemore, Kenny Whittemore all of Mayfield, KY; Melvin Whittemore, Columbia, SC; Robert Whittemore, Falls Rough, KY and James Whittemore of Boaz, KY. Several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents Rastus Clabon Whittemore and Ollie Beatrice Hobbs Whittemore, one sister and two brothers.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 27, 2018, 1:00 p.m. at the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church with Reverends Calvin R. Cole Sr. and Raynarldo Henderson officiating.  Burial will follow in Shelton Chapel Cemetery , Boaz, KY with military honors.

Friends may call on Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church and on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church from 11:00 a.m. til the funeral hour.

Messages of sympathy may be left online at pettusrowlandfh.com.

Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home, LLC
1229 Madison Street
Paducah, Kentucky
42002
Email : pettusrowland@bellsouth.net Phone : 270-442-5749