Bethany Whittle

SERVICES: FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 201710:00 A.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY,APRIL 6, 20173:00-8:00 P.M. INTERMENT:HOPE CEMETERYOFFICIATING:REV. DENNIS DUVALLMS. ALLYSON YOUNGMiss Whittle, 16, of Philadelphia, died Monday, April 3, 2017.She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and a student of Neshoba Central High School, where she was a member of the cross country team.  She was also a member of the Union Riding Club, where she enjoyed riding her horse and barrel racing.  She loved and enjoyed life to the fullest and had a smile on her face everywhere she went.  “She was our ray of sunshine”.  Bethany was a member of Hope Baptist Church, where she enjoyed serving the Lord and spending time with her youth friends.  Survivors include her parents, Robert and Miranda Whittle of Philadelphia; sisters, Brianna and Blair Whittle of Philadelphia; grandparents, Patricia and Paul Gray of Philadelphia, and Roy and Deborah Lucroy of Philadelphia; several aunts, uncles and cousins.  Miss Whittle was preceded in death by her grandfather, Hulon Whittle; and great-grandparents, Grady and Ruth Pullin, Jim and Wadean Whittle, Percy and Bonnie Lucroy, and Marvin and Etoile Goss.