Mrs. Ella Louise Cockrell Whitten, 89, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024 at her residence.  She was born February 14, 1935 in Batesville to Brent Durr and Elva Bevell Cockrell.  Ella worked for a number of years in the shoe department at Wal-Mart in Grenada.  A devoted wife and mother, she was an excellent homemaker, always ready to prepare a delicious meal for her family, as well as a skilled seamstress.  She also enjoyed crafting and reading.  Ella cherished any time she was able to spend with her family, especially while traveling and attending plays and other productions.  She was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church in Grenada where she served as Church Secretary and had also represented the church at General Assembly as an Elder Commissioner.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, March 16, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church in Grenada with Rev. Bobby Taylor Vance officiating and her son, Dr. William Durwood Whitten, Jr., delivering the eulogy.  Interment will follow in the Oddfellows Cemetery in Grenada.  The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM until the hour of the service Saturday at the church.

Survivors include two daughters, Allison Ashmore of Grenada and Denise Hogan(Guy) of Clinton; one son, Dr. William Durwood Whitten, Jr.(Michael Hyman) of Baltimore, MD; brother, Larry Cockrell(Wanda) of North Little Rock, AR; four grandchildren, William D. Whitten, III, William Ward Ashmore, George Brent Ashmore and John Luke Whitten; and four great-grandchildren, Ella Ambrose Ashmore, William Durwood "Liam" Whitten, IV, Olivia Blake Whitten and Ivy Belle Whitten.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 64 years, William Durwood Whitten.

Pallbearers will be Dody Allbritton, Brent Ashmore, William Ashmore, Sidney Hendricks and William Durwood Whitten, III.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Trey Moore and John Luke Whitten.

Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church in Grenada.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).