Doyle Wade Whitehead

Doyle Wade Whitehead, born October 4, 1931, passed from death to life on August 5, 2017 leaving his wife of 67 years, Mable Whitehead; two children, Doyle Lee Whitehead (Ginger) and Judy Whitehead Parris (Loren); four granddaughters, Lori Brooks, Nikki McKinnis, Jill Callaway and Joni Davis; five great-granddaughters, Hailey Brooks, Clara McKinnis, Mallory, Audrey and Caitlee Taylor; five great-grandsons, Colton, Ian, Logan and Collin Callaway and Haden McKinnis; one sister-in-law, Betty Compton; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by one son, Wiley Houston Whitehead; parents, William H. and Blanche McClanahan Whitehead; brothers, Harold and Earl Whitehead; six sisters Gladys Davis, Louise Franklin, Elvira Wilson, Selva Dunlap, Curtisteen Compton and Earnesteen Whitehead. He retired from Aluminum Company of America on January 1, 1989 and was a 25-Year Club member, a Korean War veteran where he received the Purple Heart and Sharpshooter award. He loved to fish and travel. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in Smith’s Trinity Chapel with a funeral service to follow at 7:00 PM officiated by Rev. Timothy Martin. Music will be provided by Denise Compton and poem, “The Final Inspection” read by Loren Parris. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Blount Memorial Hospice and Palliative Care, 1095 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Doyle Wade Whitehead please visit our Sympathy Store.