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Daniel
Whitworth
1960-2004
Daniel is buried in the Shuffeldust Cemetery, near Baldwyn, Mississippi.
BALDWYN - Daniel Whitworth, 44, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at his home after an accident. He was a gospel preacher for 24 years. He was a graduate of Freed Hardman University with a master's degree in the ministry.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Church of Christ with Bro. J.A. Thornton, Bro. Billy Smith and Bro. Michael Whitworth officiating. Burial will be in the Shuffeldust Cemetery. Waters Funeral Home of Baldwyn is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Amanda Whitworth of Baldwyn; a daughter, Danelle Whitworth of Baldwyn; a son, Michael Whitworth of Baldwyn; his father, Thomas Avon Whitworth of El Dorado, Ark.; his mother, Janet Whitworth of Memphis; two sisters, Erin Whitworth of Memphis and Jessica McCall of Little Rock, Ark.; three brothers, Nelson Monroe of Nevada, Joel Sandefur of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Sean Whitworth of Olive Branch; his in-laws, Emmett and Patrica Carr of Ackerman; his grandparents, Richard and Laverne Whitton of Fort Worth, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy and Cindy Whitworth. The body will lie in state at the church from noon to service time today.
Memorials may be made to the Roy Rowland Scholarship Fund, c/o Hillcrest Church of Christ, Baldwyn, or the Daniel Whitworth Scholarship Fund, c/o Freed-Hardman University, Henderson, Tenn.
Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss.
DANIEL WHITWORTH, 44, of Baldwyn, Miss., preacher for 24 years, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Church of Christ in Baldwyn with burial in Shuffeldust Cemetery. Waters Funeral Home in Baldwyn has charge. Mr. Whitworth, the husband of Amanda Whitworth, also leaves local survivors including his mother, Janet Whitworth, and a sister, Erin Whitworth, both of Memphis, and a brother, Sean Whitworth of Olive Branch. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hillcrest Church of Christ.
Commerical Appeal, 19 Sept. 2004
Hurricane victim, a longtime preacher
9/17/2004 11:47:00 PM
BY EMILY LECOZ
Daily Journal
BALDWYN - Daniel Whitworth was a man of action who took care of problems. So, when high winds from Hurricane Ivan knocked down his television antenna Thursday morning, the longtime gospel preacher wasted no time trying to fix it.
The charge-ahead attitude admired by friends and family turned against Whitworth, though, when a live electrical wire hit the antenna at 11:45 a.m., instantly killing the minister of Baldwyn's Hillcrest Church of Christ. Whitworth was one of two North Mississippians to die from Ivan, which passed through the area Thursday.
Whitworth, 44, had followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a preacher 24 years ago. His 19-year-old son, Michael, chose the same path and attends Whitworth's alma mater, the Henderson, Tenn.-based Freed-Hardeman University. Whitworth recently returned to the college and, in August, earned his master's degree. "Every little boy wants to be like his father, and I just never outgrew it," said Michael, recalling how his dad let him preach to the congregation at 4 years old. "I preached about Noah and his ark, and my father was nothing but supportive but let me know that if I didn't want to do it anymore, he would still love me."
Whitworth's own father, Thomas, remembered his son's finding God as a teenager and preaching by age 20 as a college undergraduate. "He had all kinds of big plans," said Thomas, adding that the family - Whitworth also leaves behind a wife, Amanda, and daughter, Danelle - is taking the death as well as can be expected. "His oldest son stepped up and is taking responsibility as the man and is doing great job taking care of mother and his sister right now."
Friends and colleagues called him a caring man with an insatiable desire to spread the gospel. "Daniel Whitworth was a tireless worker who loved to preach God's word. He used a lot of humor, was fun-loving and could get fired up when he needed to make a point. He was a very good pulpit speaker," said one of the church's elders, Grady Wigginton, who also termed Whitworth "a fine Christian husband and father who loved his family deeply."
Perry Taylor, who ministered with Whitworth at the Woodlawn Church of Christ in Florence, Ala. said Whitworth was active with the Christian church camp and the One Nation Under God program, which worked to send the gospel into every home in America. "He loved working with young people and he stood up for righteousness, even if he had to step on toes to do it," Taylor said.
Wigginton best remembers Whitworth, a computer nut who used PowerPoint presentations during sermons, as a man who loved all people regardless of color, status or religion. "He didn't choose who he went to visit," Wigginton said. "He was not a politician or an elitist. If anyone was in the hospital or having surgery, he was there - didn't matter if they were with the church or not."
1960-2004
Daniel is buried in the Shuffeldust Cemetery, near Baldwyn, Mississippi.
BALDWYN - Daniel Whitworth, 44, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at his home after an accident. He was a gospel preacher for 24 years. He was a graduate of Freed Hardman University with a master's degree in the ministry.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Church of Christ with Bro. J.A. Thornton, Bro. Billy Smith and Bro. Michael Whitworth officiating. Burial will be in the Shuffeldust Cemetery. Waters Funeral Home of Baldwyn is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Amanda Whitworth of Baldwyn; a daughter, Danelle Whitworth of Baldwyn; a son, Michael Whitworth of Baldwyn; his father, Thomas Avon Whitworth of El Dorado, Ark.; his mother, Janet Whitworth of Memphis; two sisters, Erin Whitworth of Memphis and Jessica McCall of Little Rock, Ark.; three brothers, Nelson Monroe of Nevada, Joel Sandefur of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Sean Whitworth of Olive Branch; his in-laws, Emmett and Patrica Carr of Ackerman; his grandparents, Richard and Laverne Whitton of Fort Worth, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy and Cindy Whitworth. The body will lie in state at the church from noon to service time today.
Memorials may be made to the Roy Rowland Scholarship Fund, c/o Hillcrest Church of Christ, Baldwyn, or the Daniel Whitworth Scholarship Fund, c/o Freed-Hardman University, Henderson, Tenn.
Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss.
DANIEL WHITWORTH, 44, of Baldwyn, Miss., preacher for 24 years, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Church of Christ in Baldwyn with burial in Shuffeldust Cemetery. Waters Funeral Home in Baldwyn has charge. Mr. Whitworth, the husband of Amanda Whitworth, also leaves local survivors including his mother, Janet Whitworth, and a sister, Erin Whitworth, both of Memphis, and a brother, Sean Whitworth of Olive Branch. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hillcrest Church of Christ.
Commerical Appeal, 19 Sept. 2004
Hurricane victim, a longtime preacher
9/17/2004 11:47:00 PM
BY EMILY LECOZ
Daily Journal
BALDWYN - Daniel Whitworth was a man of action who took care of problems. So, when high winds from Hurricane Ivan knocked down his television antenna Thursday morning, the longtime gospel preacher wasted no time trying to fix it.
The charge-ahead attitude admired by friends and family turned against Whitworth, though, when a live electrical wire hit the antenna at 11:45 a.m., instantly killing the minister of Baldwyn's Hillcrest Church of Christ. Whitworth was one of two North Mississippians to die from Ivan, which passed through the area Thursday.
Whitworth, 44, had followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a preacher 24 years ago. His 19-year-old son, Michael, chose the same path and attends Whitworth's alma mater, the Henderson, Tenn.-based Freed-Hardeman University. Whitworth recently returned to the college and, in August, earned his master's degree. "Every little boy wants to be like his father, and I just never outgrew it," said Michael, recalling how his dad let him preach to the congregation at 4 years old. "I preached about Noah and his ark, and my father was nothing but supportive but let me know that if I didn't want to do it anymore, he would still love me."
Whitworth's own father, Thomas, remembered his son's finding God as a teenager and preaching by age 20 as a college undergraduate. "He had all kinds of big plans," said Thomas, adding that the family - Whitworth also leaves behind a wife, Amanda, and daughter, Danelle - is taking the death as well as can be expected. "His oldest son stepped up and is taking responsibility as the man and is doing great job taking care of mother and his sister right now."
Friends and colleagues called him a caring man with an insatiable desire to spread the gospel. "Daniel Whitworth was a tireless worker who loved to preach God's word. He used a lot of humor, was fun-loving and could get fired up when he needed to make a point. He was a very good pulpit speaker," said one of the church's elders, Grady Wigginton, who also termed Whitworth "a fine Christian husband and father who loved his family deeply."
Perry Taylor, who ministered with Whitworth at the Woodlawn Church of Christ in Florence, Ala. said Whitworth was active with the Christian church camp and the One Nation Under God program, which worked to send the gospel into every home in America. "He loved working with young people and he stood up for righteousness, even if he had to step on toes to do it," Taylor said.
Wigginton best remembers Whitworth, a computer nut who used PowerPoint presentations during sermons, as a man who loved all people regardless of color, status or religion. "He didn't choose who he went to visit," Wigginton said. "He was not a politician or an elitist. If anyone was in the hospital or having surgery, he was there - didn't matter if they were with the church or not."