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Obituary: Dr. Ellison Leroy Whitt, Sr.
May 20, 2024
Dr. Ellison Leroy Whitt, Sr., 91, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 2:00PM on Monday, May 13, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Americus, GA, with Rev. Keith Parks and Rev. Rusty Mauldin officiating. Burial followed the service at Tazewell Cemetery in Marion County, GA. Serving as pallbearers were Nathan Yoder, Jr., Andrew Yoder, James Whitt, Trenton Yoder, Leroy Whitt, and Ferrell Owen, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were John Griggs, Tyler Yoder, Ellison Whitt, Eric Yoder, Daniel Ward, Josh Whitt, and Joseph Kelley Owen.
Dr. Whitt was born March 6, 1933, in Seneca, SC, to Ellison Ernest and Mary Madison Whitt but grew up in Macon, GA. After high school, he went on to obtain a PhD. in Vocational Education Administration from Florida State University and worked as the Assistant Director of South Georgia Technical College for many years and was also a licensed electrician by trade. A member of First Baptist Church in Americus, Dr. Whitt was a Deacon and a Sunday School teacher. He was a Methodist minister for over 20 years, serving in Tazewell, DeSoto, and Chauncey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Joyce Whitt.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Whitt of Ellaville, GA; nine children, Peggy Gale Owen (Ferrell, Sr.) of Ellaville, GA, Peter Michael Whitt (Martha Anne) of Montezuma, GA, Lisa Yoder (Harley) of Montezuma, GA, Timothy Whitt (Kim) of Ellaville, GA, Marialice Yoder (Nathan, Sr.) of Montezuma, GA, Lee Whitt (Miriam) of Montezuma, GA, Julie Ward (Michael) of Lilburn, GA, Prudence Yoder (Floyd) of Montezuma, GA, Becky Whitt of Blakely, GA; four step-children, Patti Reid (Jim) of Americus, GA, Ann Beaver (John) of Americus, GA, Gary Sanders (Kim) of Montrose, GA, and Greg Sanders (Tory) of Cary, NC; 50 grandchildren and 79 great-grandchildren. His caregivers Ernestine Johnson and Monique Pickett also survive.
Dr. Whitt was born March 6, 1933, in Seneca, SC, to Ellison Ernest and Mary Madison Whitt but grew up in Macon, GA. After high school, he went on to obtain a PhD. in Vocational Education Administration from Florida State University and worked as the Assistant Director of South Georgia Technical College for many years and was also a licensed electrician by trade. A member of First Baptist Church in Americus, Dr. Whitt was a Deacon and a Sunday School teacher. He was a Methodist minister for over 20 years, serving in Tazewell, DeSoto, and Chauncey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Joyce Whitt.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Whitt of Ellaville, GA; nine children, Peggy Gale Owen (Ferrell, Sr.) of Ellaville, GA, Peter Michael Whitt (Martha Anne) of Montezuma, GA, Lisa Yoder (Harley) of Montezuma, GA, Timothy Whitt (Kim) of Ellaville, GA, Marialice Yoder (Nathan, Sr.) of Montezuma, GA, Lee Whitt (Miriam) of Montezuma, GA, Julie Ward (Michael) of Lilburn, GA, Prudence Yoder (Floyd) of Montezuma, GA, Becky Whitt of Blakely, GA; four step-children, Patti Reid (Jim) of Americus, GA, Ann Beaver (John) of Americus, GA, Gary Sanders (Kim) of Montrose, GA, and Greg Sanders (Tory) of Cary, NC; 50 grandchildren and 79 great-grandchildren. His caregivers Ernestine Johnson and Monique Pickett also survive.