Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 2, 1922, Grovespring, Wright County, Missouri [37831], [37839]
DeathJun 25, 2021, Denton, Denton County, Texas [37839]
BurialRoselawn Memorial Park, Roselawn Drive, Denton, Denton County, Texas [37839]
FlagsUS Army, World War II
Spouses
BirthOct 19, 1925, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas [37841]
BurialRoselawn Memorial Park, Roselawn Drive, Denton, Denton County, Texas [37841]
MarriageApr 30, 1944, Wichita, Texas [37840]
Obituary Online notes for Rev. Emit Clarence DINWIDDIE
Rev Emit Clarence Dinwiddie passed into the arms of his Lord on Friday, June 25, 2021. He was born on September 2, 1922, in Grove Spring, Missouri to Joshua Emit Dinwiddie and Bertha Mace Dinwiddie. Emit was the youngest of eight children, including five brothers and two sisters. He married Catherine Lucille Hite on April 30, 1944, in Wichita, Kansas. After military service in the US Army, 14th Armored Division, during WWII, he was called by God to be His minister of the gospel. He pastored six churches in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas. He was most recently an active member of Willowwood Nazarene Church, and was a loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Friend to all.
His loving wife Lucille preceded him in death on November 23, 2011. He is survived by: sons, Richard E Dinwiddie of Denton, TX and David L Dinwiddie of Albuquerque, NM; daughters, Linda L Reed of Crowley, TX and Kayla D Steiner of Denton TX; seven grandchildren, Jeff and Ben McCurry, Tara Dinwiddie Field, Diana Dinwiddie Bloomquist, and Michael, Kaitlyn, and Ryan Steiner; five great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and one foster daughter Patricia S. Sothan of Stanton, Nebraska. He claimed all spouses of his children as dearly as his own sons and daughters, such was his love of his family. [37839]
Obituary Online notes for Catherine Lucille (Spouse 1)
Catherine Lucille Dinwiddie
Catherine Lucille Dinwiddie, 86, of Denton, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. She was born on October 19, 1925 in Topeka, KS to Oral Lee Hite and Jessie Bagley Hite.She married Emit Dinwiddie on April 30, 1944 in Wichita, KS. She was a member of the Willowwood Nazarene Church in Denton and was a loving wife and mother.
Visitation will be held on Friday, November 25, 2011 from 6-7:30 pm at DeBerry Funeral Directors. A funeral service will be on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 10:00 am at the Willowwood Nazarene Church, 1513 Willowwood St., Denton, TX 76205 with Rev. Bruce Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the National Diabetic Association or Willowwood Nazarene Church.
Lucille is survived by her husband of 67 years, Emit; daughters, Linda Dinwiddie Reed of Crowley, TX and Kayla Dinwiddie Steiner of Denton, TX; sons, Richard Dinwiddie of Denton, TX and David Dinwiddie of Albuquerque, TX; brother, Bob Hite; 7 grandchildren, Jeff and Ben McCurry, Tara Dinwiddie Field, Diana Dinwiddie Bloomquist, and Michael, Kaitlyn, and Ryan Steiner; and 4 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents.
The Denton Record-Chronicle, Thursday, November 24, 2011 [37841]