He is survived by 2 daughters, Cindy Sutton and Andrea Edwards (Beaver); 2 stepsons, Derek Jones (Lorie), and Stan Jones; 9 grandchildren, Tyler Edwards, Kaelynn Crume (Tyler), Jennica Griffith (Kyle), Charlie Jones, Joe Whitson (Cathy), Javier Gonzalez, Shenna Sutton, Cyrus Jones, and Chantell Edwards; and 10 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Pam Sarazen (Paul), and Janet Varela and a brother, David Whitson. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Iona Whitson; stepson, Jeff Jones; his mother and stepfather, Callie and Glen Potter, and his father and stepmother, Homer and Mary Whitson; daughters, Belinda Whiteson and Yvonne Denise Whitson; brothers, Homer Whitson, Robert Whitson, Charles Whitson and Billy Whitson; and sisters, Mary Ellen McIntosh, Linda Childers, Gaylene Whitson, and Yvonne Silveira.
Services will be held on Friday, April 10, 2026, at Ourso Funeral Home 13533 Airline Hwy, Gonzales, LA. Visiting will be from 9 am until the funeral service at 11 am. He will be laid to rest in Colyell Community Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are, Stan Jones, Derek Jones, Joe Whitson, Javier Gonzales, Beaver Edwards, and Heath Edwards. Arrangements by Ourso Funeral Home of Gonzales, La.
