Obituary of Patsy Whitt

Services for Patsy Whitt, 73, Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Monday, January 24, in the First Baptist Church, Troup, with Reverend Doctor Paul Saylors officiating. Burial will be in Bradford Cemetery, Troup, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Whitt died Friday, January 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born November 9, 1937 in Troup to the late Woodie and Louella Velma Bell Smith. She was a graduate of Troup High School where she was head cheerleader and had been named homecoming queen. She married Jim Whitt on June 11, 1977 in Troup. Patsy was a lifetime resident of Troup and a member of First Baptist Church,Troup. She was a member of the Troup Genealogy Society and she loved to play golf. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Bruce Smith and one infant sister, Geraldine Smith. Survivors include her husband, Jim Whitt, Troup; her children and their spouses, Debra Welch, Troup, Kelly and Debbie Welch, Aransas Pass, Jim Whitt, Jr. and Karen Whitt, Temple, Joe and April Whitt, Shawnee, Oklahoma, Jana Whitt, Lindsey, Oklahoma, and Beth and Parkie Anderson, Alex, Oklahoma; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Leon and Pat Smith, Troup, and James Robert and Norma Smith, Austin; sister-in-law, Lucy Smith, Houston; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Buddy Turner, Larry Streck, Leroy Streck, Joe Layne, Buster Ledford and Jeff Hammonds. Honorary Pallbearers will be Deacons of the First Baptist Church, Troup. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Sunday, January 23.