Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426
P.O. Box 295
Springfield, GA 31329
Winfrey Whitlock
Rincon – Winfrey Whitlock, 79, a Christian and an original member of First Baptist Church of Port Wentworth passed away January 5, 2016 under the care of Pruitt Hospice.
He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and was dedicated to his country and his family. He retired from Southern Natural Gas.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Whitlock; daughter, Laura Taylor (Derek); son, Jeff Whitlock (Melissa); 3 step-children which he considered his own, Frank Greenway (Joanna), Cathy Seward (Kenny), Linda Anderson (Chris); 9 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Port Wentworth.
Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to Pruitt Hospice, 9100 White Bluff Rd., Ste. 303, Savannah, GA 31406.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons
Funeral Home
Effingham Chapel
(912)754-6421