Mary Frances Glines Whitt, 84 of Paris, passed peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 26, 2021 meeting Jesus face to face. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM October 30, 2021 with Bro. Billy Norris officiating at Southside Baptist Church. Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to service.
Mary Frances was born on June 17, 1937 in Galveston, Texas a daughter of Everett and Ethel Perry Glines. She graduated from Friendswood High School in 1955 and continued her education earning her Bachelor of Arts from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas in 1959.
She returned to the Houston area where she worked in retail and finance for a number of years. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her nieces and nephews. She met and later married HW Whitt on October 24, 1978 acquiring a ready made family. She became the mother to April and James Whitt of the home and Margie Wright; and a grandmother to Jeffrey Wright. She soon was blessed with 6 more grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
She worked at Big Lots after the loss of her husband in 1995 and made many friends. She was a friendly face to many who came through the store for over 10 years until the store closed their doors. She then started volunteering at Paris Regional Medical Center helping in all areas needed. She enjoyed the friendships she made while volunteering at the hospital and eating lunch with the volunteers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, HW Whitt, brother, Robert Howard Glines and mother and father, Everett and Ethel Perry Glines.
She is survived by her brothers, Everett Dale and Lester Glines and sister Bonnie Waite; children and spouses; Margie & Pete Wright of Ore City, TX, James (Bo) & Dani Whitt of Paris, TX, April & Johnny North of Paris, TX; grandchildren and their spouses; Jeffrey Wright and Cassie Peterson of Boise, Idaho, Katelyn and Cody Vick, Caleb and Mallory North of Paris, TX, Joshua and Melissa Whitt of Manchester, TX, Jessica Whitt and Robert Whitaker of Clarksville, TX, Stephen and Cheyanne North and Hurshel Whitt of Paris, TX ; Great Grandchildren; Ember, Rayner, Kyle, Adalynn, Isley, Wilder, Chazelyn, Ryndi and Weston.
A special thank you to our wonderful church family and the Friendship class.
