Evelyn Whigham

She was born November 29, 1942 in Swink, Oklahoma, to the late Luther and Myrtle (Childress) White. She was the youngest of four children. Two brothers preceded her in death, Delmar “Doodle” and Dean White.

Evelyn gave her life to Christ at an early age, and her faith never wavered. Her family moved to Tucumcari, New Mexico, where she started working at a young age. She was a waitress at the Frank’s Busy Bee Café, where she met George, who would travel ninety miles to see her while he was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis, New Mexico. They married in 1959 and had sixty wonderful years together.

Evelyn retired from Wells Fargo. She and George then went to work for Holiday Retirement, Inc., lastly with opening Deepwood Estates on Old Chapin Road in Lexington, SC.

Evelyn wrote and recorded gospel music. She used her God-given talent to minister and share the love of Jesus through her music at various nursing homes, prisons, etc. She loved singing in the church choir and with the Jubilant Singers. Evelyn enjoyed bowling, gardening, singing, spending time with Jesus in prayer and scripture, and she loved and adored her children and grandchildren.

Evelyn is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, George R. Whigham, Jr.; her three children, Kenneth (Cindy) Whigham, Cheryl “Darlene” (Rick) Derrick, all of West Columbia, and Nancy Whigham (Ken McCall) of Greenville, SC; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one sister, Monna Kay Mullins of Amarillo, TX, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, West Columbia Chapel, located at 820 West Dunbar Rd., West Columbia, SC 29170 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2019. A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Trinity Baptist Church, located at 2003 Charleston Hwy., Cayce, SC 29033. The family will hold a private burial at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

The family wishes to express their deep appreciation and sincerely thank Amedisys Home Health and Hospice Care of West Columbia for making Evelyn’s final days comfortable and peaceful.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials go to Trinity Baptist Church, 2003 Charleston Hwy., Cayce, SC 29033.