THE ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD
St. Augustine, Florida
November 7, 2007

Vermel K. Whittle, 96, of Hastings, Fla., died Nov. 4, 2007, at Enterprise Nursing Home in Enterprise, Ala., following an extended illness. Mrs. Whittle was a native and lifelong resident of Hastings and had moved to Enterprise four years ago from Hastings. Mrs. Whittle was a 1931 graduate of Hastings High School and was employed with the Hastings Post Office where she later became Postmistress serving in the position during the 1950s and the 1960s. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hastings and was a member of the Eastern Star.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olive Baptist Church.

Officiating: The Rev. Dan Davis.

Calling hours: 1 hour prior to service Thursday at the church.

Burial: Pellicer Creek Cemetery.

Survivors: Her son, Norman Whittle, Hastings; one brother, Billy King, Jacksonville; one sister, Myra Masters, Jacksonville; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Whittle and her parents, Henry and Alice Yelvington King.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be sent to Mount Olive Baptist Church, 8250 C.R. 13 S, Hastings, FL 32145 or to Pellicer Creek Cemetery Association, 605 Faver Dykes Road, Lot C., St. Augustine, FL 32086

In charge: Masters Funeral Home of Palatka.