Jessie M. Whitehead

Jessie M. Whitehead, age 97, died on March 29, 2016 at Northhaven Nursing Home in Knoxville. She was a Christian and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by parents, Tom Hopkins and Anna Mae Taylor; husband, Raymond T. Whitehead; brother, John Hopkins; sisters, Bertha Wolfe, Bea Holbert, Shirley Baker. Survived by daughter, Joyce Marshall (Ed); sons, John Whitehead, Tommy Whitehead, Jackie Jones; grandchildren, Cindy Bates (Denny), Bobby Kinsella (Jillian), Shannon Whitehead, Jason Goins (Lisa), Eric Whitehead (Emily); great grandchildren, Elisha Brewer, Kirsten Shumaker (Mike), Kinlee Kinsella, Hannah Kinsella, Mason Kinsella, Nathan Kinsella, Noah Kinsella, Nicholas Kinsella, Ashlynn Goins (Zack) Duncan, Abby Goins, Aaron Goins, Noah Whitehead, Hailey Whitehead, Zoe Grace Whitehead; great great grandson, Hudson Shumaker; brother, Don Hopkins. The family will receive friends from 1-2:30 p.m. Friday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home and then proceed to Grandview Cemetery for a 3:00 p.m. graveside service WITH Rev. Arkie Baker officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, attn: Tribute Program, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148.