Whitt, William S.

William Shirley “Bill” Whitt, 76, of Dublin, Va. went Home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, Nov. 13, 2006.

He was born in Pulaski, Va. on Dec. 20, 1929 and was the son of the late David Boyd Whitt and Freda Covey Whitt. He was a member of the Dublin Baptist Church and was a veteran having served in Korea. Bill loved Bluegrass Gospel music.

Surviving are: his wife, Helen Baugh Whitt, Dublin; sons and daughters-in-law, Willie and Joyce Whitt, Beckley, W. Va., Steve and Patti Whitt, Dublin, Va.; grandchildren and spouse, Becky Hamb, Beckley, W. Va., Paula Whitt, Beckley, W. Va., “Lil” Whitt, Beckley, W. Va., Stephanie and Robert Hurt, Fairlawn, Michelle Whitt, Dublin; great-grandsons, Zackary Bryant Hamb, Beckley, Landon Hurt, Fairlawn; sisters and brother-in-law, Claribel Taylor, Chester, Va., Irene Edwards, Mechanicsville, Va., Dayna and Daris Smythers, Allisonia; brother and sisters-in-law, Bob and Pearl Whitt, Dublin, Pat Whitt, Sterling Heights, Mich.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. from the Dublin Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Shartzer officiating. A private burial service will follow. Visitation will be held at the Dublin Baptist Church where the family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the service hour. In lieu of flowers the family wishes that memorials be made to the Dublin Baptist Church, Hawkins Street, Dublin, Va. 24084. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, Va.