Edgar Eugene (Eddie) Whigham
Sorrells Funeral Home and CrematoryViewed: 1394
Posted by: Sorrells Funeral Home
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334-347-9598
Date: Mar 14 2013 9:08 AM
Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory
4550 Boll Weevil Circle
Enterprise, Alabama 36330
(334) 347-9598
Mr. Edgar Eugene (Eddie) Whigham, former owner of Whigham Milling Company and lifelong resident of Enterprise, AL, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was 81.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday from the Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel in Enterprise with Rev. Cliff Quincey and Rev. Roger Stone officiating. Burial will follow in the Enterprise City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home on Thursday, March 14 from 6 until 8 pm.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Annie Mae Whigham, sister, Ann Young and Virginia Speigner, brother, Ben Whigham.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Helms Whigham; children: Joan W. Byrd (Joe), Edgar E. (Ed) Whigham, Jr. (Therisa), Stephanie W. Jones (Charles); grandchildren: Jennifer E. Britton, James C. (Jay) Britton IV, Erin L. Britton, Rachel B. Whigham, Hannah G. Whigham, Mallory Jones Wood (Blake), Madison Jones Adkison (Brandon); great-grandchildren: James Griffin Wood, William Jeff Adkison, Weston Charles Adkison, Joshua Kade Woodham; brother-in-law, Merril Speigner.
His family would like to extend a special thank you to Leah Russell, Marie Harris and the staff/volunteers with Gentiva Hospice for their love and kindness. Special thank for the care that was given by Dr. Calvin Reid and Dr. Dale Prophet.
To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com
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