b. 1 May 1897, Cookeville, TN
d. 19 March 1987
Husband: William Benton Carlen Sr. md on the 23rd of December 1919.
Father: Jeremiah "Jere" Whitson
Mother: Parizetta Frances Terry
Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN
See Chapter 8
and Cookeville City Cemetery Obts.
"Christ shall be magnified in
my body, whether it be by life,
or by death to me, to live is
Christ, and to die is gain."
"Preserve me, Oh God,
For in Thee I take refuge."