Savannah- Mrs. Eloise Whittle, 88, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at her home under the care of Hospice. She was born August 29, 1918 in Brooklet, Georgia to Will Lanier and Lillie Esther Kennedy Lanier. Eloise retired after many years as head of the payroll department with the Board of Education. She was a lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Temple. Eloise was preceded in death by her parents and six brothers.
Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Thomas Whittle of Savannah; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy & Mary Ann Whittle of Rincon and Gene & Diane Whittle of Guyton; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn and Frieda Lanier; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Whittle will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at the Islands Chapel of Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Remembrances may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905 or Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605-4277.
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