Life Legacy

Lee Whitener Thomson Company Thomson, GA. - Mr. Richard Lee Whitener, 70, of Wrightboro Rd. died December 13, 2011 at his residence with his family present. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Paul Reviere and Grant Cantrell officiating. Interment will follow in Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, GA . Mr. Whitener was born in Tignall, GA but lived most of his life in McDuffie County where he retired from Thomson Company after many years of service. Mr. Whitener was also a Baptist by faith. He is survived by his daughter, Lee Ann Whitener, Thomson; brother, Henry Whitener, Washington; sisters, Doris Burkhart, Dearing and Reba Edmonds, Thomson; and grandchildren, Mary Frances Richards and Ayden Lee Whitener. Memorials may be made to Regency Hospice or Tabor Baptist Church. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Please visit BeggsFuneralHome.com. to sign the family's personal guestbook. Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson, Georgia