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Established 1948   Sherman - Funeral services for Hanna LaVon McWhorter were held Thursday afternoon, June 27, 2019 in the Chapel on the Hill at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Dr. Brian Everett officiated. Grandsons Nathan McWhorter, Matt McWhorter, Erik Howell, Ethan Fox, and Garrett Rose were honorary pallbearersl. Mrs. McWhorter, 78, passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at Texoma Medical Center. LaVon was born October 29, 1940 in Henryetta, Oklahoma, daughter of Marshall and Alice Washington Davis. LaVon was a full-blood Creek Indian and lifelong member of the Creek Nation. She graduated from Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma. LaVon married Butch McWhorter in 1970 on Bonham and worked 40 years for Texas Instruments, retiring at age 70. Mrs. McWhorter is survived by her son, Morris McWhorter and wife, Ruthann, of Telephone; daughter, Mary Lou Fox and husband, Ken, of Bonham; 6 grandchildren, Nathan McWhorter and wife, Afton, of Telephone; Matt McWhorter and wife, Miranda, of Telephone; Mychael McWhorter of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Alex Howell and husband, Erik of Oklahoma City; Ethan Fox and wife, Maddie, of Bonham; and Kaitlyn Rose and husband, Garrett, of Denison; 5 great-grandchildren, Emilee McWhorter Axtyn Ferguson, Knox Rose, Jodie Fox and Brady McWhorter; 2 brothers, Robert Davis of Tulsa and Raymond Davis of Washington state; sister, Vida Long of Montana; several nieces and nephews; and longtime friend, Terry Pope. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Mike McWhorter; sister, Amy Rice; and 2 brothers, Nathaniel and James Davis.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |