William Edwin &uot;Ed&uot; Whiddon, 82, a resident of Rutledge, died December 30, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2008 from the Chapel Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Moses, the Rev. Mike Moses and the Rev. Joe Bradford officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Whiddon will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the services.

Whiddon is survived by his wife, Mary Whiddon of Rutledge; son, Chuck (Shirley) Whiddon of Honoraville; stepdaughter, Donna (Dennis) Szeszulski of Marietta, Ga.; sisters, Frances Adams of Greenville, Floyce Owen of Montgomery and Joyce Pierce of Montgomery; brothers, Riley Whiddon and Wilson Whiddon, both of Honoraville; two grandchildren, Christopher Whiddon and Stacey Whiddon; two step-grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Flowers will be accepted, or donations may be made to the Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.