P V Whitefield

BAXTER-Funeral services for Payton Vesta "PV" Whitefield, 83 of Buffalo Valley will be Thursday, May 25 at 11 AM from the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment, with military honors, will follow in Maynard Cemetery in the Cherry Hill Community of DeKalb County, TN. Mr. Whitefield died Saturday night, May 20, 2017 at NHC of Cookeville. He was born May 30, 1933 in Silver Point to the late Virgil Melvin and Annie Steele Whitefield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Carla Jean Wable; brother, Melvin Whitefield, sisters Ruth Tallant and Sadie Sue Dobbs. He attended Baxter Seminary and was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He worked in maintenance with Harter House Assisted Living in Anderson, IN and Cedar Hill Assisted Living in Cookeville. He served as an Elder at Baxter Church of Christ and ministered by visiting the sick and shut-ins. He loved working in his garden. Survivors include his wife of 62 years (Married April 2, 1955 in New Albany, IN) Anna Owens Whitefield of Buffalo Valley, daughter and son-in-law Nila and Steven Michalski of Wisconsin, son and daughter-in-law Lester and Karen Whitefield of Pendleton, IN, brother David Loftis of Austin, TX, grandchildren: Ashley (Wayne) Stephens, Justin Wable and fiancee Jennifer, Karol (Zack) Hewson, Joshua Whitefield, Jonathan (Bridgett) Whitefield, Jessica (Jeremiah) Olson, Brandon (Jennifer) Chatman, Kyle Chatman, Brooke Michalski and Grace Michalski, 18 great-grandchildren. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Bro. John Pippin will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday 4 to 8 PM from and after 9 AM Thursday at the funeral home. Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home (931) 858-2134 is in charge of arrangements. You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com