Funeral services for Mr. Lee Michael Whitham, age 54, of Manchester, TN,
will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Manchester
Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Saturday
evening at the funeral home. Lee passed away suddenly Monday morning at
Unity Medical Center in Manchester.
Lee was born in Memphis, TN, the son of Donald M. and Barbara June Holden
Whitham of Lynnwood, WA. He was a graduate of Freed Hardeman University,
Vice President of Human Resources for Jacobs Technology in Tullahoma, TN,
and a member of Forest Mill Church of Christ.
Lee was preceded in death by one daughter, Christy Louise Whitham and a
respected father-in-law, Clyde E. Swanger. In addition to his parents,
Lee is also survived by his loving wife of 33 ½ years, Cindy Jo Swanger
Whitham of Manchester; one daughter, Lindsey Lee Whitham Hibdon, her
husband, Nick, and grandson, Jackson Steele Hibdon of Hillsboro; one
brother, Robert M. Whitham of Lake Stevens, WA; two sisters, Linda J.
Cook of Chandler, AZ and Charlotte W. (Darrell) Ware of Lynnwood, WA; a
loving mother-in-law, Martha F. Swanger of Manchester; sister-in-law,
Suzanne S. (Steve) Gannon of Smyrna; four nephews, Kyle Whitham, Zakkery
Ware, Tyler Gannon and Andrew Gannon; and great nephew and niece, Aaron
and Rylee Gannon. He is also survived by numerous friends and other
family members.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Upward
Basketball at Forest Mill Church of Christ, 3388 McMinnville Highway,
Manchester, TN 37355 or Coffee County Junior Golf, Inc., 6751
McMinnville Highway, Manchester, TN 37355 or Lee Whitham Space Camp
Memorial Fund, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, One Tranquility Base,
Huntsville, AL 35805. Link: wwwrocketcenter.com/donate . Donation
envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE WHITHAM FAMILY