Harry Whittington

Mr. Lionel Stanley Whittington, 95, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Tuesday morning, June 4, 2024, at Advent Health Hospital in Davenport, Florida.  He was the husband of the late JoAnn Phelps Whittington to whom he was married over 40 years.

Born September 2, 1928, in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Henry Whittington and Lucille Hyott Whittington.  He served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War as a Petty Officer First Class.  He was a retired insurance agent for McClure Insurance Company. He was a member of Varnville First Baptist and was a volunteer fireman for the Varnville Fire Department.

Surviving are: his son, Guy Whittington of Winter Haven, Florida; sister-in-law, Catherine Hudson Whittington of Varnville; 3 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his children, Michael Whittington, Gary Whittington, and Ellen Whittington Burn; granddaughter, Michelle Colleen Whittington; and brothers, Mickey Whittington and Bobby Whittington.

The family requests donations be made to Sand Hill Cemetery Fund, care of Margaret Mathis, 303 Crooked Creek Road, Hampton, South Carolina 29924.

Funeral services will be held 11 o’clock, Saturday morning, June 8, 2024, at The Brice Herndon Funeral Home, Varnville-Hampton Chapel.  Interment will follow in Sand Hill Cemetery, Pocotaligo Road, Varnville.

The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10 o’clock until the hour of service at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, VARNVILLE-HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville, South Carolina, 29944.  Visit the guestbook online at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.