Margie "Sue" Whittington was born on December 30, 1939, in Elmore City, OK to Edgar Stevens and Odessa Fern (Neal) Tate. She passed away on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at Medical City in Denton, TX at the age of 84.

Sue lived most of her life in Love County, and enjoyed gardening, playing the guitar, singing, writing poetry, and watching soap operas. She was of the Christian faith and spent most of her life as a homemaker raising her family.

Sue married Kenneth Wayne Whittington on May 26, 1956, in Gainesville, TX. He preceded her in death on March 1, 2011.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Cliff Hurley; and brothers, Kenny, Dale, Robert, Billy, and Johnny Tate; sisters, Beverly Carmon, and Iona Skidmore.

Those left to carry on Sue's legacy include her sons, Tony Whittington of Gainesville, Gary Whittington and Roger Whittington, both of Thackerville, OK; daughter, Rita Hurley of Fort Worth, TX; grandchildren, Erin Rowan and husband Matt of Henderson, NV, and Lindsey Reiling and husband Mike of Lipan, TX; great-grandchildren, Callie, Hailey, Austin, Nolan, Carson, and one-on-the-way, Miss Josie; sisters, Shirley Eyster of Justin, TX, Joan Shaffer of Thackerville, Cindy Freeman of Oklahoma City, OK; sisters-in-law, Lillie Tate of Euless, TX and Francis Tate of Haltom City, TX; brother-in-law, Homer Carmon of Ringling, OK; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services for Sue were held at 2 p.m., Friday, February 2, 2024, at the Eastside Baptist Church in Marietta, OK with Bro. Brett Alberda officiating. Interment followed at the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Thackerville under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Marietta.

Serving as casket bearers were Richard Whittington, Ronnie Whittington, Allen Whittington, Stephen Whittington, Danny Kretzschmar and Dennis Kretzschmar. Honorary bearer was Edward Whittington.

Online condolences may be sent to www.wattsfuneralhome.com.