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Carroll Howard "Whitty" Whitten Jr. was born August 30th, 1929 and passed peacefully March 18th, 2023. Born to Carroll H. Whitten Sr. and Bernadine "Bun" Whitten in Spokane, WA, the family moved to Colville where he grew up with sisters Mary Jean Gray and Lucille Christian. After graduating in the class of '47 from Colville High School, he worked with his father in the service station industry. He signed up for service in the Army during the Korean War, where he attained the rank of Sergeant First Class, in a combat engineering unit until his discharge in 1952. He returned to Colville, marrying wife Phyllis Floener for over 40 years. Phyllis and Carroll welcomed two children, Jeff and Camille into their lives. Whitty took over the service station business from his father and expanded operations before moving into petroleum distribution eventually serving as the president of the Washington State Oil Marketer's Association. Whitty was involved with community organizations like the J.C.'s, a past Exalted Ruler of the local Elks Lodge, a charter member of the Benchwarmers, a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish, the Eagles and the VFW, as well as being a long-time supporter of many local youth organizations and activities. He loved playing card games with friends and family, "knock knock" and Texas Hold-Em, anytime and anyplace but especially at the family lake cabin on Sherry Lake. The only friends he didn't have were the people who had not met him yet. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Phyllis, his sister Lucille, and is survived by sister Mary Jean, children Jeff (wife Denise), Camille (husband John), grandchildren (Chris, Nicole, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, and Cameron), great-grandchildren (Edith, Henry, and Oliver), many nieces and nephews, and innumerable friends. Rosary to be held on Thursday March 23rd at 7:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Church in Colville, WA. Funeral Mass Friday March 24th at 10:00 AM also at Immaculate Conception. Reception to follow.

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Catholic Charities Volunteer Services Urgently Needs Help! We are in desperate need of volunteer drivers in the Spokane & Spokane County areas, and Lincoln & Adams Counties. Our Mission is to help the vulnerable population of low-income seniors & disabled adults stay in their own homes for as long as possible. Can you donate your time to keep our wonderful program flourishing? We need volunteer drivers to deliver non-perishable food boxes, drivers to get low-income seniors to their doctors’ appointments, volunteers to do minor home repairs & light housework, vacuuming, dusting, etc. Volunteers are needed Mondays through Fridays, between the hours of 8am-5pm; and you can pick the days & times that work best for you. You must be 21 years or older, have a valid driver’s license, liability insurance, have a working phone and be able to pass a Washington State Patrol background check. We reimburse you for mileage & you will help advocate for a vulnerable part of our population. For more information, contact: Cyndie Lapke, 509-459-6172 or email: cyndie.lapke@cceasternwa.org or Aimee Yaeger, 509-459-6171 or email: aimee.yaeger@cceasternwa.org