Dorothy (Foster) Whittington, died at the age of 87 At Presbyterian Village Healthcare
Center in Little Rock, AR.
Dorothy was Born March 1, 1931, in Union County, MS. She was the daughter
of Jack and Minnie Raines. She attended Macedonia High School.
Dorothy married Cleve D. Foster On Christmas Day 1948.
She was the mother of six children and loved being a homemaker and wife.
Dorothy loved going to church and was in ministry most of her life.
She loved people and had a soft spoken kindness that would light up a room.
Cleve Foster preceded her in death on April 3, 1976. Her world seemed
empty until she married Rev. Howard Whittington in Dec. 1995.
He brought laughter and joy back into her life.
She attended Bethlehem Church of The Lord Jesus Christ under the
ministry of Rev. J Frank Wilson, Rev. Steve Wilson, and Rev. Jon Vazquez.
She attended Levy Pentecostal Church, in North Little Rock, AR
where Rev. Howard Whittington pastored.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Kay McArthur, age 51, a grandson,
Matthew McArthur, parents Jack and Minnie Raines, sister, Bettie Joe Wells,
and her brother, Arnold Raines.
She will be sadly missed by her husband, Howard Whittington, 4 sons,
Gary (Teresa )Foster in Byhalia, MS, Phillip Foster in North Little Rock, AR,
John (Sharon)Foster in Vilonia, AR, Ronnie (Lisa) Foster in Kokomo, IN and
1 daughter, Rita (Bennie Cook) of Potts Camp, MS, a Son in law,
Steve McArthur of Enola, AR, 2 stepsons, Richard (Regina) Whittington
and Ted (Anita) Whittington both of North Little Rock, AR. She has 2 brothers,
Dorman (Vivian) Raines in Camp Verde, AZ, and Durl (Faye) Raines in
Batesville, MS, and 1 sister, Mary Ann Loper in Concord, NC. She has
12 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
I can hear her say, “I have all that I need here and Heaven hereafter;
How much richer could anybody want to be?”
Service for Dorothy will be held Nov. 6, 2018 at 11:00 am at the
Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ ,
visitation beginning at 9:00 am till service time. Burial in church cemetery.