Retha Leona Pratt

1941 - 2022  (81 years)

• Name	Retha Leona Pratt  [1, 2]
  Birth	10 May 1941	Clarksville, Davie, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1950	Clarksville, Davie, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Obituary	Mrs. Retha Leona Pratt Whittaker, 81, of Wandering Lane, died Sunday, October 2, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born on May 10, 1941, in Davie County, to the late Rufus Sidney and Lela Adeline Parker Pratt. Retha was a very faithful and serving member of Blaise Baptist Church, where she was very involved in Special Friends Ministry and had made several mission trips with Disaster Relief Ministry. She was a graduate of Davie County Schools and worked for many years as a teacher's aide, volunteering even after retirement. She volunteered many years at A Storehouse For Jesus and Meals On Wheels. Retha loved her family very much, especially her grandkids and great grandkids. Everyone that knew her knew that she loved Jesus and loved her Bible. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Fred, Doyle, Johnny, and Bruce Pratt. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, James Thomas Whittaker; three sons, Mark Whittaker (Beth) of Cornelius, Clark Whittaker (Nikki) of Mocksville, and Barry Whittaker of Mocksville; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gaynell Hollar of Mocksville, and Charlotte Norris (Harry) of Courtney; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend, Jerri Cozart. A funeral service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, at Blaise Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Furches and Rev. Glenn Sellers officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 to 1:30 p.m., at the church. Memorials may be considered for Disaster Relief Ministry, c/o Blaise Baptist Church, 134 Blaise Church Road, Mocksville, NC 27028.
  d'Aboville #	1.01.02.01.02.08.02.02.02.07
  Death	2 Oct 2022	Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Burial	5 Oct 2022	Blaise Baptist Church Cemetery, Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I232491181765	Doby
  Last Modified	10 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Rufus Sidney Pratt, Sr,   b. 20 Apr 1905, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Dec 1994, Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Lela Adeline Parker,   b. 30 Apr 1905, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Jan 1973, Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1924	Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James "Jimmy" Thomas Whittaker,   b. 5 Aug 1935, Davie County, North Carolina, USA d. 12 May 2023 (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Mark Le Grand Whittaker   2. Clark Thomas Whittaker   3. Barry Grant Whittaker
  Family ID	F1354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S725218675] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S746058782] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S717051275] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S746058683] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).