James Whittington
December 27, 1939 - September 24, 2020
James Whittington, age 80, of Mayflower, Arkansas, passed away September 24, 2020. He was born December 27, 1939, in Eudora, Arkansas, a son of Rev. T. R. and Mildred Shields Whittington. He is survived by his wife Margaret Tilley Whittington, one son Ted Whittington (wife Emelyn), two daughters Terri Dombroski (husband Gary) and Jamie Baker (husband Kevin), 6 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and sister Evelyn Henke (husband Ken). James served in the US Air Force from 1957-60 in Italy, Morocco, and Wisconsin. He worked at Lindberg Engineering in Chicago as a shearman from 1960-62. He began work at Worthen bank in 1962 as a bookkeeper, later helped design and install the bank's first computer system and retired in 2000 as Assistant Vice President. He was fearless, tenacious and loved to compete as seen when he was a race car driver and later coached a girls softball team to a USSSA World Championship. He loved Arkansas and considered it home. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Ray and Allen J. Whittington and sister Emma Whittington Robertson. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2020, at the Harris Chapel.
James Whittington, age 80, of Mayflower, Arkansas, passed away September 24, 2020. He was born December 27, 1939, in Eudora, Arkansas, a son of Rev. T. R. and Mildred Shields Whittington. He is survived by his wife Margaret Tilley Whittington,... View Obituary & Service Information