Patricia Olien Whitfield
“I love you to the moon and back” -Granny Pat
A native of Houston, TX, she was an active member of the community, serving as a
Picayune School Board Member, a member of the Pearl River County Election
Commission, the original owner of the Donut Hole, and a Life Member Million-Dollar
Club real estate agent, and a member of Salem Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Festus Olin Sheffield and Irene Ada (Lamar)
Sheffield, and her brother, Wayne Sheffield.
Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 67 years, Shane “Bud” Whitfield of
Picayune; her sister, Penny (Johnny) Kilpatrick of Montgomery, TX; and her children,
Shane (Ellen) Whitfield of Athens, TN, Bradley (Delilah) Whitfield of Stafford, VA, Troy Whitfield, Tracy (Shona) Whitfield, and Kristy (Danny) Bryant of Picayune.
She is also survived by her grandchildren: Joshua (Kayla) Whitfield, Caleb Whitfield,
Elisha Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan, Ashton (Austin) Dickerson, Drake (Heather) Whitfield,
Lexie Whitfield, Kiley (Michael) Gagne, Lindsey Lee, Morgan (Caleb) Morales, Grayson
Whitfield; and her great-grandchildren: Violet Whitfield, Camellia
and Lily Dickerson, Allyn and Benny Morales, Myles Gagne, Lucy and Samuel Church,
Charlotte Whitfield.
She passed away peacefully, holding hands with the love of her life and surrounded by
her family.
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