of Marshall, AR

September 22, 1944 - March 28, 2023

Frederick DeWolfe Whitelaw, age 78, of Marshall, Arkansas passed from this life on Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 at Highland Court in Marshall. He was born in Brooksville, Florida on September 22nd, 1944 to Frederick De Wolfe Whitelaw Jr. and Audrey Alice Bowman Whitelaw.

Fred said someone once told him, "you love people and you like things". Fred truly loved his family, his church family and his friends. He loved to travel on an open road, in a pick-up truck with a new destination and a new adventure ahead. One of his favorite pastimes was reading, especially an old paperback western. He enjoyed working with his hands, building or tearing things down. Fred also liked to teach others how to work. But above all of these things, Fred loved the Lord and the Lord's church, the Church of Christ. He began preaching in his teens and preached until he was physically unable. He preached locally and held gospel meetings in many states. Fred wrote thirty-seven Bible Study workbooks which are published by Gospel Light Publishing. His unfulfilled desire was to write one more. Fred would want to be remembered as a preacher of the Gospel, a teacher of the Word and a faithful servant of God.

Survivors include his wife of fifty-five years, Joyce Grice Whitelaw of Marshall; his children, Alma Lois Whitelaw of Brooklyn, NY, Rebecca Joyce Whitelaw Struble (Ryan) of Aledo, IL, Sage DeWolfe Whitelaw of Marshall, Rachel Whitelaw Cole of Springfield, MO and Foy Wallace Whitelaw (Kelsey) of Marshall; eight grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren and one on the way; his siblings, Leona Roberts (Henry) of Lakeland, FL, Albert Marion Whitelaw (Sheila) of Floral City, FL and David Clay Whitelaw (Karen) of Lecanto, FL and many extended family, church family and friends.

Fred is preceded in death by his parents, Frederick and Audrey Whitelaw and siblings, Titus Byron Whitelaw, Thomas Edwin "Tommy" Whitelaw, Timothy Ray Whitelaw and Charles Richard "Nick" Whitelaw.

Memorial services for Fred will be 2:30 PM Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at the Grandview Church of Christ with Bro. Foy Whitelaw officiating. At the family's request, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Coffman Funeral Home
923 Highway 65 North
Marshall, AR  72650
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com