The funeral service for Mrs. Kathy Smith Whittington will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at Riverwood Family in Brookhaven, Mississippi, with interment at McCall Creek Church of God Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, at Riverwood.

Mrs. Whittington, 64, of Smithdale, passed from this life on Jan. 4, 2020, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 19, 1955, to Roger and Loretta Nix Smith. Kathy was a member of Bogue Chitto Assembly of God Church.

She is preceded in death by her father, Roger Smith and two brothers, Roger Dale Smith and Joey Smith.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Jimmie Whittington; mother, Loretta Smith; children, Elisha Holmes and husband, Chris, Kery Emfinger and husband, Simon, Lynn Whittington Halford, and Dale Whittington and wife, Regina; her twin sister, Karen Howell and husband, Hank, and sister, Lori Wright and husband, Pete.

She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Jake Holmes and wife, Stormie, Reagan Chipman and husband, Logan, Haley Holmes and fiancé Christian Stroud, Will Holmes, Josh Whittington and wife, Samantha, Jana Wallace and husband, Cody, Reeana Halford, Rantzy Halford, Addy Emfinger and Kynlee Emfinger; five great-grandchildren, Charly Ana Wallace, Aiden Hodges, Jaxon Whittington, Ren Chipman and Margot Holmes; and her special friend, Ms. Frances Allred.

Condolences and other information are available online at www.riverwoodfamily.com.