Mrs. Irma Marie Laws Whittington, 87, of Lenoir joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven on Sunday, May 7, 2023 following an extended illness. Mrs. Whittington was born on January 27, 1936 in Avery County to the late Dayton and Dorothy Gragg Laws.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley R. Whittington, a brother, D.C. Laws, a sister, Edith Baldwin and a son-in-law, Samuel McCracken.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Sherry McCracken of Morganton, Paula Briscoe and husband Ken of Oak Island, brothers, Dennis Laws of Morganton, Ray Laws of Morganton, sisters, Mary Moody of Elk Park and Wilma Lopez of Branson FL.
Also left to cherish her memory are her grandchildren, Joe Wes Briscoe and wife Kate of Raleigh, Nicholas McCracken and wife Katie of Morganton and the light of her life, a great-granddaughter, Emory
Briscoe.
A graveside service will be held to honor Mrs. Whittington on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Mountain View Memorial Park in Black Mountain.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorials be made to St Jude Childrens Research Hospital at stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude or to Chesterfield Church of Christ at 2088 Hartland Rd Morganton NC 28655.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the family at www.pendrysfuneralhome.com.
Pendry’s Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Irma Marie Laws Whittington.
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