Carrie Lee

Washngton

On February 9, 1939, a precious daughter was born to the parentage of the late Neal Whittaker and Iola Hunt Whittaker. They named her Carrie Lee. On January 7, 2014, the Lord sent His angel to reclaim Carrie Lee as His own.

"Big Momma" as she was lovingly called, was a member of Antioch AME Church of Gainestown. She was united in holy matrimony to McNeal Washington, and this union was blessed with 15 children.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two children, a daughter, Mary Jane, and a son, McNeal Jr., three brothers, Elvin Whittaker, Evans Whittaker, and Johnnie Whittaker; two grandsons, Asie Washington and Pierre Washington.

She leaves to cherish her memory, a devoted and loving family; husband, McNeal Washington; 13 children, Thelma (Eligha) Washington, Anita (Robert) Washington, Ernest (Lurvene) Washington, Authur (VanLee) Washington, Lendon (Sarah Ann) Washington, Martin Luther (Earnestine) Washington, Vicki Washington, Victoria (Jerome) Washington, Carrie Washington, Terrette Washington (Asie) Pritchett, Mildred (Tracy) Williams, Wendy (Stacy) Washington, and Marsha Washington, all of Gainestown; a god daughter, Patricia Hill; three sisters, Ida B. Washington of Gainestown; Marine Washington of Mobile, and Evie Whittaker of Birmingham; four brothers, Robert (Gwendolyn) Whittaker of Saraland; Lester Whittaker of Birmingham, Dwight Whittaker and Frankie Whittaker of Cleveland, OH; six sisters-in-law; Frances Hunt, Doris Whittaker, Ira Lee Hunt, Jennie Lee Fox and Sarah Lee Williams; 52 grandchildren, five of which she raised as her own; Rager, Lawrence, Nita, Kayla, and JT; 36 great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services was held Saturday, Jan. 11, 1pm at Jackson High School Auditorium, Jackson, AL; Rev. Amos Smith, eulogist. Burial followed in Antioch AME Cemetery, Gainestown