Mrs. Sadie "Peggy" Howard Whitted

Passed 05/26/2019

Obituary For Mrs. Sadie "Peggy" Howard Whitted

Whitted, Mrs. Sadie "Peggy" Howard, a resident of Montgomery, AL and native of Lanett, AL, died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at her residence.

Friday, May 31, 2019: Public Viewing at Davis Memorial Mortuary Chapel 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 1, 2019: Funeral Services 1:00 p.m. from Mt. Hermon Baptist Church 1601 Magnolia Road Lanett, AL 36863

Interment Hillcrest Cemetery Lanett, AL

Mrs. Sadie” Peggy” Howard Whitted answered the call of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 26, 2019.

She was born on September 30, 1940 in Lanett, Alabama to the late Mr. L J and Mrs. Luellar Shell Howard, Sr. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age and became a member of Mount Hermon Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Reverend E. D. Lumpkin. She received her education in the Chambers County Public School System.

After high school, she relocated to New York to be with her sister, Luellar Cammon. There she joined Little Zion Baptist Church of Brooklyn under the leadership of the late Reverend B. G. Crowley. She was later united in Holy Matrimony to the now Reverend James E. Whitted. To this union two children were born. She and her husband later became members of St. Phillips Baptist Church in Brooklyn under the leadership of the late Reverend Eugene Peterkin where she served as a Sunday School Teacher. After her husband became the Pastor of Bell Mount Baptist Church, also in Brooklyn, she became a member and served as First Lady.

Upon retirement, she and her husband relocated to his place of birth in North Carolina and they both joined Latticeville Grove Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Crews. She and her husband later relocated to Montgomery, Alabama with their children. She then became a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Sylvester J. Bruce where she remained a member until death.

Mrs. Whitted was preceded in death by: her parents; her siblings, Mr. Willie B. Howard, Mrs. Margaret Walker, Ms. Ozell Howard, Mr. L. J. Howard, Jr., Mrs. Doris Mae Woody, Mrs. Luellar Cammon; and, her god-brother, Mr. David Grooms.

Mrs. Sadie Whitted leaves to cherish her memory: her loving and devoted husband of 58 years, Rev. James E. Whitted, Montgomery, AL; her devoted children, Mr. Darryl J. Whitted and Ms. Felecia Whitted both of Montgomery, AL; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Patricia Howard, Las Vegas, NV and Mrs. Georgia Cates, Mebane, NC; two special aunts-in-law, Mrs. Geneva Torain, Brooklyn, NY and Mrs. Caroline Torain, Hillsboro, NC; three special nephews, Mr. Jerome Cammon, Sr., Mr. Tyrone Howard and Mr. Sidney Torain; and, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

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