GAFFNEY, S.C. — Mr. Joe Furman “Daddy Joe” Whiten, 78, of 112 Stacy Drive, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Cherokee County, S.C., to Roy Arthur and Ruby Porter Whiten.
He was a servant to his country, and his fellow citizens of Gaffney, enlisting at the age of 16, as he served in World War II as a third class gunner’s mate in the Navy and retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Upon his retirement, he assisted his son-in-law in the establishment of Renfrow Brothers. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, National Association of Letter Carriers and Shelby Moose Lodge.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jerrie Whiten Zeh.
Interment : Frederick Memorial Gardens.
He was born in Cherokee County, S.C., to Roy Arthur and Ruby Porter Whiten.
He was a servant to his country, and his fellow citizens of Gaffney, enlisting at the age of 16, as he served in World War II as a third class gunner’s mate in the Navy and retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Upon his retirement, he assisted his son-in-law in the establishment of Renfrow Brothers. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, National Association of Letter Carriers and Shelby Moose Lodge.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jerrie Whiten Zeh.
Interment : Frederick Memorial Gardens.
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Mr. Joe Furman “Daddy Joe” Whiten, 78, of 112 Stacy Drive, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Cherokee County, S.C., to Roy Arthur and Ruby Porter Whiten.
He was a servant to his country, and his fellow citizens of Gaffney, enlisting at the age of 16, as he served in World War II as a third class gunner’s mate in the Navy and retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Upon his retirement, he assisted his son-in-law in the establishment of Renfrow Brothers. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, National Association of Letter Carriers and Shelby Moose Lodge.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jerrie Whiten Zeh.
Interment : Frederick Memorial Gardens.
He was born in Cherokee County, S.C., to Roy Arthur and Ruby Porter Whiten.
He was a servant to his country, and his fellow citizens of Gaffney, enlisting at the age of 16, as he served in World War II as a third class gunner’s mate in the Navy and retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Upon his retirement, he assisted his son-in-law in the establishment of Renfrow Brothers. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, National Association of Letter Carriers and Shelby Moose Lodge.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jerrie Whiten Zeh.
Interment : Frederick Memorial Gardens.
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