MARGARET RAINEY WHITLOCK

Margaret Ann (Rainey) Whitlock, 95, of Monett passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at Lacoba Homes Inc. in Monett. She was born in Lebanon on Thursday, April 25, 1929; the daughter of Ellis Conrad and Alice (Barrows) Rainey.
She was a 1946 graduate of Lebanon High School.
She married David H. Whitlock in Lebanon on Sunday, Sept. 11, 1949. She worked as a teaching assistant and later with her husband. She attended Drury College for three years and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, P.E.O. Chapter KW. She was also a member of the Ozark Festival Orchestra where she played the cello and Circle III at the First Presbyterian Church of Monett.
She is survived by her son, Christopher Whitlock; six daughters: Susan Kelley, Martha Strickland, Mary Whitlock, Grace Vega, Helen Chesnut, and Sydney Koh; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Janet Dierker and Patricia Hansen, several nieces and nephews; and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, David; a daughter, Candy Whitlock; and two siblings, Ellis Conrad Rainey, Jr. and Eleanor Thompson.
Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at First Presbyterian Church of Monett. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. with Rev. Dustin Ray officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to the personal care and direction of Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City.
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