Clara Inez Whitby

Clara Inez Whitby, 66, of Emporia, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Lonzie and Clara Tomlin and was also preceded in death by her younger brother, William “Popeye” Tomlin for whom she was loving primary caregiver during his lifetime.
Inez is survived by her husband, Richard E. Whitby, Sr.; son, Richard Whitby, Jr.; daughter, Mary Lou Whitby Phelps (Craig); grandsons, Jonathan Taylor Whitby and Dalton Camm Whitby and his mother, Rhonda Wells Fitchett; granddaughters, Dallas Morgan Phelps and Savannah Nicole Phelps; god-daughter, Adrienne Doyle and two brothers, Willie “Tiny” Tomlin and Temple Tomlin.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday, November 5 at Owen Funeral Home, 303 S. Halifax Rd, Jarratt, Virginia where the funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 6. Interment will follow at Greensville Memorial Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 or through their website, www.stjude.org.