James Barney WITHERINGTON

1915 - 1983  (68 years)

• Name	James Barney WITHERINGTON  [1]
  Born	28 Nov 1915	, , TN, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Nov 1983	, Shelby, TN, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I3191	Boyd
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Dr. Albert Sidney WITHERINGTON, MD,   b. 22 Oct 1883, , , TN, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1958, Memphis, Shelby, TN, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Annie Bond McCLANAHAN,   b. 10 Sep 1885,   d. Feb 1974, Mason, Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1908	, Tipton, TN, USA   [4]
  Documents		Albert Sidney WITHERINGTON Marriage
  Family ID	F2353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	June DRAPER,   b. 30 Jun 1919, Akron, Summit, OH, USA ,   d. 22 Jan 2009, St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, TN, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1944	Swindon, Wiltshire, England   [5]
  Children	1. Anne Marie WITHERINGTON   2. Dr. John M. WITHERINGTON + 3. Dr. James Barney WITHERINGTON, III,   b. 2 Dec 1944,   d. 3 Apr 2019, Covington, Tipton, TN, USA  (Age 74 years)   4. Randle WITHERINGTON
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F2367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Nov 1915 - , , TN, USA Married - 1944 - Swindon, Wiltshire, England Died - 28 Nov 1983 - , Shelby, TN, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. James Barney Witherington III Dr. James Barney Witherington, III Covington, TN Dr. James Barney Witherington III passed peacefully in his home on April 3, 2019, surrounded by family. As a devoted healer practicing in West Tennessee for 37 years, Dr. Barney was a fourth generation physician. He graduated high school from Memphis University School and undergraduate from Rhodes College. He obtained a Master's from UT and Medical Degree from LSU. He was Board Certified, a Fellow of The American College of Physicians, and on The Tennessee Medical Board of Governors. Before pursuing his career in medicine, he was remembered fondly as a teacher of Biology at Byars Hall in Covington, TN. Dr. Barney was a kind and gentle soul who was passionate about life, family, and friends. He had a great appreciation for nature and the outdoors. He enjoyed anything relating to locomotives and travel by rail. He was a fan of all things Disney. Barney also possessed a marvelous sense of humor, and would appreciate it, for posterity, if no one plundered his favorite fishing hole. Dr. Barney is survived by his wife, Ann; three children: Suzanne Warren (Kellam), Barney, (Beth), and Rob (Rachel); three grandchildren: John Kellam Warren, Benjamin Witherington, and William Witherington; three siblings: Annie Clowney, Dr. John Witherington, and Randle Witherington. Dr. Barney and his family would like to thank all of the medical staff at the Jackson Clinic, Kirkland Cancer Center (Jackson,TN), and Vanderbilt University Hospital for the excellent care they provided him during his illness. They thank their friends and family for their enormous outpouring of support and prayers. Services will be held at Ebenezer CP Church, 70 Witherington Rd., Mason, TN 38049, on Saturday, April 6, 2019, with visitation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. and a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. The Family requests that any memorials be sent to Ebenezer CP Church or The Kirkland Cancer Center in Jackson, TN. Covington Funeral Home has charge of services. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com. (He also loved a good tech gadget) Sent from my iPad Covington Funeral Home 901-476-3757 Funeral Home Covington Funeral Home - Covington 3499 Highway 51 S Covington, TN 38019 (901) 476-3757 Published in The Commercial Appeal on Apr. 5, 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] 1920 US Federal Census. [S30] Social Security Death Index, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2009). [S106] Tennessee Deaths. [S68] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN). [S704] Obituary of June Draper Witherington, (Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 29 January 2006).