Cecil Whitehead

Mr. Cecil H. Whitehead, age 77, of Elizabethton, TN passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Carter County, he was the son of the late Fred. N and Ida L. Moore Whitehead. He retired from the Elizabethton Housing Authority in the Maintenance Department. Mr. Whitehead was a member of Valley Forge Freewill Baptist Church and he was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Elks Club.

Those left to cherish his memory include a brother, Allen Whitehead, Watauga; three sisters, Doris Morgan, Elizabethton, Norma Jean Tolley, Hampton and Virginia Moore, Elizabethton and a special friend, Annis Deal, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A graveside service to honor the life of Mr. Cecil H. Whitehead will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 20, 2018 in Happy Valley Memorial Park with Rev. Charlie Trivette officiating. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Everyone attending the graveside service is asked to meet at Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services at 10:15 A.M. on Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery.