Bessie Marie Whittington, 83, passed away on January 19, 2020.
Bessie retired after 25 years serving in health care from Doctor's Hospital as a Nurse and later as Director of Nursing Education and Quality Assurance. Bessie always had a smile on her face and a positive attitude that could be felt by everyone she came into contact with.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Esther Eckard, sons, Michael and Roger Whittington, brother, John Eckard. Surviving family includes husband, Ronald G., children, Cheryl (Pat) Moreland, Gary Hurwitz, Ron Whittington, sister, Mary (Jim) Meyer, brother, Gene (Mary) Eckard, special "daughter", Kim Nolan, grandchildren, Kristen Moreland, Brittni Moreland, Patrick (Lyndsey) Moreland, Garrett Hurwitz, Erika Hurwitz, Mikel Whittington, Theresa Whittington, Kara Galarza, Angela Jordan, several great-grandchildren, sister-in-law, Carolyn Eckard and nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 1-2pm, Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Newcomer, SW Chapel, 3393 Broadway, Grove City, OH, where a funeral service will begin at 2pm.
In lieu of flowers the family requests a donation to be sent to Hobbs Radiation Oncology at https://www.ohiohealth.com/ohiohealth-foundation/giving-options/.