Services for James H. "Cotton" Whitehead, 74, of Ralls were held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 27, 2002, at Ralls First United Methodist Church with Rev. Larry Reed-Farris officiating.
Burial was in Ralls Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.
He died [Thursday] May 23, 2002 at his home in Ralls.
He was born Aug. 14, 1927, in Comanche, TX.
He married Joyce McDermett on Nov. 21, 1952, in Ralls.
He moved to the Ralls area in 1933 and graduated from Ralls High School in 1945. He was a charter member of the Pleasant Hill Coop Gin, of which he served on the board of directors for many years. He was also a charter member of the Ralls Lion Club and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for many years. He was Ralls Chamber Cotton Boll Fest Marshall in 1995 and retired from farming in 1997. He served in the Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Whitehead of Ralls; one son, Tony Whitehead of Lubbock and his wife Cindy; one daughter, Jane Spruill of Pensacola, FL., and her husband Don; a sister, Joann Katton of Harlingen; and four grandchildren, Lindsey Ellison of Austin, Blake Spruill of Pensacola, FL., Allison and Emily Whitehead of Lubbock.
Pallbearers were Michael Rainwater, Randy Rainwater, Andy Rainwater, Carlos Rainwater, Alfred Kay, Britt McDermett, Ken Gallegly, Billy Anderson, and Joseph Kelsey.
The family suggests memorials to Ralls First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 447, Ralls, TX 79357 or Vista Care Hospice, 7606 University Ave. Suite C, Lubbock, TX 79423.
©The Crosby County News & Chronicle, Friday, May 31, 2002, page 14
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