Marjorie J. Whitt

June 3, 1929 - September 19, 2016

Marjorie Joann Whitt, 87, of Norfolk, formerly of Allen Junction went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, September 19, 2016. Born June 3, 1929 at Yukon, she was the daughter of the late Emmett F. and Maude Bell (Owens) Eastridge. Marjorie was a homemaker and the last survivor of her immediate family. She was a member of the Mullens Church of God, attended the Azalea Baptist Church, Norfolk, and the Senior Citizens Club in Norfolk. In her leisure she loved to read her Bible, sing gospel songs, crocheting, and visiting with family and friends. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Whitt; four brothers, Emmett (Lefty) Eastridge, Kermit (Red) Eastridge, Jimmy Eastridge, and infant brother, Thomas Eastridge; and one sister, Mildred O'Neal. Those left to cherish her memory include two daughters, Brenda Wilcox and her husband, Michael of Allen Junction and Jo Ann Shrewsbury and her husband, Oral of Norfolk; two sons, Bernard Timothy Whitt and his wife, Debbie of South Carolina and Ron Whitt and his wife, Holly of Virginia; six grandchildren, Kelly Shultz, Sara Whitt, Brooke Lockridge, Stephanie Williams, Todd Whitt, and Krista Whitt-Jones; two step grandchildren, Courtney Carter and Teddy Kania; 13 great grandchildren; and Rhonda Sanders (Sis), special family member and mom's caregiver. Services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 23, 2016 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens with Rev. Gilbert Dodson officiating. Burial will follow in Rube Howerton Cemetery, Basin. Friends may call from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com The family of Marjorie Whitt is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.