General Information

Birth
31 MAR 1932
Death
20 OCT 2017
Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
24 OCT 2017
Farmington Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

Mattie Modine Wilhite, 85, of Springdale, passed away on Oct. 20, 2017 in Springdale. She was born on March 31, 1932 to Emory and Myrtle Sasser. She was married to the love of her life, Hubert Wilhite, for 70 wonderful years.

Mattie is preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Wilhite; parents, Emory and Myrtle Sasser; one son, Denver Ray Wilhite; one brother, Richard Sasser; two sisters, Freida Mae Sasser and Justine Gardner.

Left to cherish Mattie's memory are her daughters, Janice Nelson of Springdale, Betty Wilhite of Springdale, Kay Oxford and husband Gary of Springdale, and Fern Channel of Springdale; two grand children, Slade Wilson and wife Annette of Springdale, and Starr Austin of New York; one great granddaughter, Olivia Austin of New York; two great grandsons, Matthew Larue and wife Kayla of Fort Smith, and Adam Larue of Rogers; two sisters, Nita Wilhite of Evansville and Mary Wilhite of Elkins; and many nieces and nephews.

She was a loving wife and mother who spent her life devoted to her family and her Lord and Savior.

Visitation services will be held from 6–8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23 at Westfield Chapel Funeral Home in Springdale. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at Westfield Chapel Funeral Home. Her final resting place will be at Farmington Cemetery in Farmington.

Please visit Mattie's online memorial at www.WestfieldChapel.com.

Parents

Emory Sasser
- Father
Myrtle
- Mother

Spouse

Hubert Denver Wilhite
- Husband
1924 - 2015
Birth
2 JUN 1924
Rosedale, Arkansas
Married
15 APR 1947
Death
3 NOV 2015
Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Denver Ray Wilhite
- Son
1948 - 1955
Birth
11 FEB 1948
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
26 NOV 1955
Wichita, Kansas
Burial
Bethesda Cemetery, Washington County, Morrow, Arkansas
Janice Sue Wilhite
- Daughter
Birth
28 JUL 1949
Betty Mae Wilhite
- Daughter
Birth
13 FEB 1951
Kay Lorraine Wilhite
- Daughter
Birth
29 MAR 1961
Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas
Fern Wilhite
- Daughter