Lula Mae Whitt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lula Mae Mullens Whitt, 80, of Princeton, formerly of Bud, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in a Roanoke, VA hospital, following a sudden illness. Born March 1, 1929 at Princewick, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Hattie (Mullens) Mullens. Mrs. Whitt was a homemaker, a member of the Lilly Grove Baptist Church of Princeton, and was the great-granddaughter of the founder of Mullens, A. J. Mullens. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Garrett P. Whitt; two children, Loretta and Jimmy Dale Whitt; two brothers, Marshall and Bobby Mullens; and three sisters, Ethel Bragg, Harriett Lee Ellis, and Betty Jo King. Those left to cherish her memory include five children, Diane Bowling of Stephenson, Cathy Randolph of Corinne, Janet Trujillo of Beckley, Hattie Whitt of Bud Mountain, and Garrett Whitt, Jr. and his wife, Josie, of North Carolina; three brothers, Howard Mullens and his wife, Debbie, of Mullens, Jack Mullens of South Carolina and Billy Mullens of New York; two special grandsons, Jimmy Dean Whitt of Princeton and Jack Whitt and his wife, Vickie, of Princeton; and 14 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren. Services will be 1:00pm Friday, October 9, 2009 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bruce Woodson officiating. Burial will follow in the Rinehart Cemetery on Rinehart Mountain, Mullens. Friends may call one hour prior to services Friday at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Tankersley Funeral Home is priviledged to serve the Whitt family.

Lula Mae Whitt

March 1, 1929 - October 6, 2009