Frances Balentine Whitten

Mrs. Frances Balentine Whitten was born April 4, 1935 in Wayne County, TN to the late Rufus and Ethel Wright Balentine. Mrs. Whitten was a Homemaker and a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Iron City, TN. She was united in marriage to Bobby Gene Whitten on September 20, 1952. Mr. Whitten preceded her in death on November 14,1996. Mrs. Whitten departed this life on April 27, 2019 in Waynesboro, Tennessee making her stay in this life some 84 Years and 23 Days.

She is survived by her son Robert Whitten(Shelia); two grandchildren, Christopher R. Whitten, Miranda Whitten Jones (Patrick); four great grandchildren, Hunter Jones, Mayson Jones, Bo Jones, Wyatt Jones; all of Iron City, TN and a sister, Dorothy Balentine Kilburn(Leon) of Savannah, TN. She is also survived by a host of other loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

In addition to her husband of 44 years and parents, Mrs. Whitten was preceded in death by six brothers, James Edwin Balentine, Carless Earl Balentine, R.T. Balentine, Louis Balentine, Clarence "Cotton" Balentine, Gene Carroll Balentine; and a sister, Faye Balentine Bell.
Services will be held on April 30, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors at Collinwood in Collinwood, Tennessee, with Billy Hill and Bobby Hodges officiating. Burial will follow in the Railroad Cemetery at Iron City, Tennessee