Gwenda Whittington
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Gwenda Frank Stewart Whittington died November 22, 2020 at home in Memphis after a long illness. Although her health brought physical challenges, she remained informed and alert until the end and drew great strength and comfort from her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Graveside service will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday November 24, 2020 at Carey Springs Cemetery in Randolph, MS. Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale, MS is in charge of arrangements.
Gwenda was born to Clara "Pink" (Boyd) and James Noel Stewart on May 1, 1935 in Randolph, Mississippi, where the family lived until moving to Rena Lara, Mississippi in 1943. In her younger years, she enjoyed carpentry projects, an interest she developed as a result of her close bond with her father who was a skillful carpenter. She was a devoted wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-two years, Paul Whittington, Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Carol Lloyd, her son, Paul Landon Whittington, Jr. (Donna), her three grandchildren: Ashley Lloyd Rosen (Scott), Paul Landon Whittington, III, and Luke Andrew Whittington, three great-grandchildren: Harper Rosen, Olivia Rosen, and Everett Rosen, all of the greater Memphis area. She is also survived by her brother Kenneth Stewart (Agnes), nieces and nephews Karen Giordano (Chris), Addie Giordano, and Dominic Giordano all of Brandon, MS and nephews Keith Stewart and Carter Stewart of Naples, FL, Wade Ross Whittington (Theresa) of Sidney, OH and niece Kelly Whittington McGinnis (Dan) of Fishers, IN. Memorials may be sent to Love Worth Finding Ministries or Turning Point Ministries.