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Enid, Oklahoma September 2020 October 4, 1931 ~ September 30, 2020 Pa was born October 4, 1931 in Saltillo, Mississippi to George and Balmer Lee [White] Whitman, and passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Enid. He grew up in and around Tupelo and Coffeyville, Mississippi. He moved to Enid, Oklahoma in 1953. He married the love of his life, LaNell Evans in 1965, and they were married 53 years. They spent many weekends in their motor home traveling to Canton and Keystone Lakes. He loved to fish, hunt, and four-wheel at Salt Fork River with his grandsons; he was a mechanic; construction worker; oil field and handy-man. There was nothing Pa couldn't do. He loved spending time with his family and attending the various sporting events and rodeo his grandchildren were involved in. Pa had a joke or a story to tell for every situation, and he would say, "oh that reminds me of a joke." Pa is preceded in death by his parents; his wife LaNell; son, James Alfred; step-son, Bobby Dalton; six brothers and five sisters. He is survived by two daughters, Denese Amsler and husband Jerry, of Enid; Pat Jackson and husband Richard, of Enid; three sons, Jimmy Whitman and wife Vickie, of Bossier City, LA; Lloyd Dalton and wife Polly, of Milton, Fl; Eugene Dalton of Las Vegas, NV; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren' |
© Enid News and Eagle Enid, Oklahoma July 2018 December 27, 1929 ~ July 18, 2018 A Celebration of Life for LaNell Juanita Whitman, age 88, of Enid, is 2:00 pm Monday, July 23, 2018 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home, with Pastor Tony Hayes to serve as officiant. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. LaNell was born December 27, 1929 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Elbert and Velva (Middleton) Evans, and passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Enid, with her family by her side. She grew up in Wewoka and Cushing, Oklahoma. She married the love of her life, James "Pa" Whitman on July 23, 1965 in Enid. She and Pa enjoyed camping and fishing at Keystone Lake, but she treasured her whole family most of all. LaNell was a perfectionist. She came from a time when nothing was wasted, so she was a collector of many different things such as egg cartons, bars of soap, rocks and her very special Pillsbury Dough Boys and garden gnomes. Every little memento carried with it a very special memory to LaNell. She is preceded in death by her parents, Elbert and Velva Evans; a son, Bobby Dalton; and five siblings. LaNell is survived by her husband, James "Pa" Whitman, of the home in Enid; three children, son Lloyd Dalton and wife Polly, of Milton, FL; son Eugene Dalton, of Las Vegas, NV; daughter, Denese Amsler and husband Jerry, of Enid; twenty-one grandchildren; and numerous great- and great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family and friends. Memorial contributions in LaNell's name may be made to Hospice Circle of Love with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be made and services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com. |
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