Evelyn "Wese" Whitehead, age 88, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Childress. Services will be Saturday, 4:00 PM in Parkview Baptist Church with Pastor Don McFarland officiating . Burial will be in Childress Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at Johnson Funeral Home on friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00PM.

Evelyn Elouise was born April 2, 1924 in Paris, Texas. She was a member of Bible Baptist Chruch for thirty years and had been a member of Parkview Baptist since 1986. For eighteen years, Evelyn was head cook for Meals on Wheels, She was a master seamstress who made most of her familie's clothing and in the past she had held employment at two local clothing factories.

She is preceded in death by her husband, William Whitehead Sr., several brothers and sisters and one granddaughter, Christine.

Memorials may be made to either Parkview Baptist Church or We Can Care of Childress.

Survivors: Son - Ellis Whitehead, Childress, Son - Travis Whitehead and wife, Ginger, Joshua, TX

Eight Grandchildren: William Allan Whitehead,Tyna Allen, Candace Miller, Richard Royall, Laura Thacker,William George Whitehead III, Kellie Marie Martin and Brittney Olinger:

Thirteen Great Grandchildren;

One Great Great Grandchildren.