April 9, 1928 – February 27, 2010
 
Anderson, SC – Roy Cecil Whiten, age 81, of 1303 P & N Drive, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the AnMed Medical Health Center.
 
Born in Toccoa, GA, Cecil was the son of the late Charles Avery “Charlie” Whiten and Ethel Martin Whiten. He served his country in the Army Air Corp. during WWII.  He retired from Owens Corning Fiberglas after thirty years of service.  He was a Mason as well as a Shriner and a member of Eureka Baptist Church.
 
Survivors include a daughter, Vicki Whiten Adams and her husband Joe, of Taylors, SC.; two grandchildren, Laura Adams and Army Specialist, Ryan Adams.
 
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou “Peggy” Butler Whiten; brothers, Lewis Whiten, Charles  “ Frog” Whiten, Hurbert Whiten, Ralph Whiten, Don Whiten, and sisters, Veneeta Smith, Dorothy Cooper, Rachel Walden.
 
The Funeral Service will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Eureka Baptist Church officiated by Reverend Robert Dickard and Reverend Dr. Ron Fousek.  Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens with Military Honors provided by Campbell Patriots Post 184.
 
The family will at their respective homes and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Monday, March 1, 2010, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
 
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Eureka Baptist Church, 1600 North Highway 29, Anderson, SC 29621.
 
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The McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.