Obituary: NANCY LEIGH McMILLAN WHITTEN

By ADMIN-RAS | Published April 11, 2023 | No Comments

Nancy Leigh McMillan Whitten, 93, of Eden passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at her home.

A memorial service and inurnment will be announced at a later date.

Nancy was born January 10, 1930, to the late Robert Lee and Cindy Nichols McMillan. She was a graduate of Perry Business School, receiving her associate’s degree. She worked for many years at The Wright Company in Eden as bookkeeper and realtor for Cherry Insurance and Realty in Eden, until retiring in 1991. Nancy was a member of Spray Baptist Church in Eden. She was a member of the Garden of Eden Club. She loved square dancing, and was a member of the Promenade Club and the Eden Squares, both in Eden.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, George T. Whitten (Linda), Cindy L. Shelnut (Jeff), Georgann McGhee (Mark); eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; brothers, C. Wayne McMillan (Faye), David Kent McMillan (Dorothy); sister, Barbara M. Ashby.

In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by her loving husband, George Alton Whitten, Jr.; brother, Robert “Bobby” McMillan; sisters, Mary Alice Sink (Hillman), Pattie M. Arrington (Jay), Katherine Jewel Lindholm.
If sending flowers, the family requests potted flowers or plants for outdoor planting to be used in a memorial garden that will be planted in honor of “Mom”.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.

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