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Edwin Whitson Jr. '45 January 4, 2018 2:09 PM updated: January 4, 2018 2:12 PM
MCKNEELY FUNERAL HOME - AMITE obituary
110 E. Factory St.
Amite, LA 70422
Phone (985) 748-7178
Fax (985) 748-4416
Edwin Pierce Whitson, Jr.
September 22, 1923 - December 24, 2017
Edwin Pierce Whitson Jr. passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at his home in Amite, Louisiana at the age of 94. He was born on September 22, 1923 in Cleburne, Texas. He was a resident of Amite, Louisiana after spending 58 years as a resident of the Lake Charles and Sulphur area.
Edwin was a World War II Veteran having served his country in the U. S. Army – Corps of Engineers. After leaving the service in 1946, he returned to Texas A&M to complete his degree in Mechanical Engineering. He met his wife on a blind date at College Station and they married at her home on Himalaya Plantation on September 2, 1947.
He was a deeply devoted husband and father, a friend to many, and made a lasting impression to all who knew him. Edwin was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and golf. He was a man of deep faith and served his church as an usher and religious education teacher.
Edwin is survived by his children David Lee Whitson, Priscilla DiLorenzo and her husband Stephen DiLorenzo, Alice Regan and her husband Jeffrey Regan, his eight grandchildren Michael Whitson, Jason Whitson, Katherine Whitson, Jennifer Gallagher, Megan Gallagher, Emily Prescia, Kelly Regan, and Ryan Regan, and two great grandchildren Emma Grace Prescia and Brooklyn Marie Jefferson. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law Margie LeBlanc and Carolyn Landry and a host of nieces and nephews.
Edwin is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Hattie Landry Whitson, his son Theodore Edwin Whitson, his parents Edwin Pierce Sr. and Mattie Lee Whitson, and his sister Judith Whitson Amps.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Helena Catholic Church, 120 S. First St., Amite, LA, on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 10:00AM. Visitation will be held in the church hall beginning at 8:00AM. Interment will follow at Consolata Cemetery, 2300 Country Club Road, Lake Charles, LA.
VISITATION
St. Helena Catholic Church Hall
Friday, December 29, 2017
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
122 S. First St.
Amite, Louisiana 70422
FUNERAL MASS
McKneely Funeral Home - Amite
Friday, December 29, 2017
10:00 AM
110 E. Factory St.
Amite, Louisiana 70422
110 E. Factory St.
Amite, LA 70422
Phone (985) 748-7178
Fax (985) 748-4416
Edwin Pierce Whitson, Jr.
September 22, 1923 - December 24, 2017
Edwin Pierce Whitson Jr. passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at his home in Amite, Louisiana at the age of 94. He was born on September 22, 1923 in Cleburne, Texas. He was a resident of Amite, Louisiana after spending 58 years as a resident of the Lake Charles and Sulphur area.
Edwin was a World War II Veteran having served his country in the U. S. Army – Corps of Engineers. After leaving the service in 1946, he returned to Texas A&M to complete his degree in Mechanical Engineering. He met his wife on a blind date at College Station and they married at her home on Himalaya Plantation on September 2, 1947.
He was a deeply devoted husband and father, a friend to many, and made a lasting impression to all who knew him. Edwin was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and golf. He was a man of deep faith and served his church as an usher and religious education teacher.
Edwin is survived by his children David Lee Whitson, Priscilla DiLorenzo and her husband Stephen DiLorenzo, Alice Regan and her husband Jeffrey Regan, his eight grandchildren Michael Whitson, Jason Whitson, Katherine Whitson, Jennifer Gallagher, Megan Gallagher, Emily Prescia, Kelly Regan, and Ryan Regan, and two great grandchildren Emma Grace Prescia and Brooklyn Marie Jefferson. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law Margie LeBlanc and Carolyn Landry and a host of nieces and nephews.
Edwin is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Hattie Landry Whitson, his son Theodore Edwin Whitson, his parents Edwin Pierce Sr. and Mattie Lee Whitson, and his sister Judith Whitson Amps.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Helena Catholic Church, 120 S. First St., Amite, LA, on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 10:00AM. Visitation will be held in the church hall beginning at 8:00AM. Interment will follow at Consolata Cemetery, 2300 Country Club Road, Lake Charles, LA.
VISITATION
St. Helena Catholic Church Hall
Friday, December 29, 2017
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
122 S. First St.
Amite, Louisiana 70422
FUNERAL MASS
McKneely Funeral Home - Amite
Friday, December 29, 2017
10:00 AM
110 E. Factory St.
Amite, Louisiana 70422
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