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Joe A. Whittington
Joe A. Whittington, 77, of Ansonia, OH, passed away Saturday morning,
August 29, 2015 at the State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in
Greenville.
He was born September 19, 1937 in Ansonia, son of the late Kenneth and
Mary F. (McGee) Whittington. In addition to his parents he was preceded
in death by a grandson, Travis Abel; a son-in-law, Kenny Peace; and his
in-laws, Melvin and Geraldine Baumgardner.
Joe was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. He was retired from the Union
City Body Company. A member of the Union City American Legion, he was
an avid woodworker, gardener, and Bengals, Reds, and Ohio State fan.
Joe is survived by his wife of 30 years, Mary (Baumgardner)
Whittington, whom he married October 19, 1984; children, Jo Carole
(Ronald) Rucker, Jill Newman, Jann Peace, Debbie Hammontree, Mike
(Sharie) Hammontree, Cheryl (Kevin) Fraley, Bob (Chris) Klosterman,
Jodie (Phillip) Turner, and Jackie Sease; grandchildren, Jeremy
Hammontree, Nikole Baldridge, Eric (Angela) Newman, Brittni (Borrao)
Newman, Delphus Peace, Alex Peace, Zachary (Sophie) Hammontree, Janae
Hammontree, Jaimie (Cody) Anderson, Lindsay (Paul) Fraley, Nicholas
Fraley, Mason and Allen Klosterman, Holly (Josh) Abel, Jordy (Jessica)
Wolford, Tyler and Derrick (Amanda) Gump, P.J. and Kaytie Turner,
Chelsey (Dustin) Shiverdecker, and Charlie Lane Shinn.
Great grandchildren, Travis Wolford, J.J. Wolford, Maddie Abel, Trevor
Hiatt, Mathieu Baldridge, Jordan and Sophia Hernandez, Joseph and
Jonathan Newman, Colt, Carly and Carsyn Anderson, Willis, Daisie, and
Jace Shiverdecker; a sister, Marcia (Terry) Stammen; brothers, Jim
(Susan) Whittington, and Mike (Colleen) Whittington; his little dog,
Gracie; in-laws, Kay Camacho, Lucille (Boots) Breaden, Ervin Baker, Ron
(Margaret) Baumgardner; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 5 at the
Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville with Pastor Mark Gates
officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the
Ansonia Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, September 4
from 5-7 p.m. The family requests that memorial contributions be given
to the State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com
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