Gene Whitehurst Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gene Whitehurst of Corinth, Mississippi, born in Guys, Tennessee, who passed away on January 10, 2021 at the age of 92. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Horace Grady and Celia Poindexter Farris; her husband Robert Harold Whitehurst; her sister Earline Maples; and her son-in-law Benny Miller.
She is survived by: her daughters, Sandra McKee (Jack) of Memphis and Cheri Miller of Corinth; her grandchildren, Ryan McKee (Liz) of Memphis and Jessica Levy (Philip) of Oxford; her great grandchildren, Lily Levy, George Levy, Betty Gene Levy, Grace Levy, Pippa Levy, Evaline McKee and Jack McKee; and her siblings, Bob Farris (Betty) of Counce, TN, Geneva Wegman of Corinth and Emma Newcomb of Corinth.
Due to the pandemic of Covid-19 visitation and services will be for family only on Wednesday, January 13, 2021at Magnolia Funeral Home – South Chapel officiated by Pastor Stephen Ludlam.
The family requests that you honor Gene's memory by taking food or flowers to someone who needs a brighter day just like she always loved to do or consider a donation to Christ Chapel at Box Chapel or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
