Funeral services will be held for James Wesley Whittle, age 85, of Chester, at 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 17, 2016, at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Rev. Keith Hall will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 2:00 PM. Mr. Whittle died Thursday, January 14, 2016. Mr. Whittle was a member and deacon of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, where he served at Sunday School secretary. He was a lifetime farmer. Mr. Whittle was a retired supervisor of Warner Robins Air Force Base and also retired as Chief Master Sergeant after thirty-two years in 202 EIS Air Force National Guard, Macon, GA. Mr. Whittle was preceded in death by his parents, Emory and Gussie Walters Whittle, infant son; son, Michael James Whittle; daughter-in-law, Lisa Mullis Whittle; and brother, Mason Whittle. Survivors include his wife of sixty-three years, June Howard Whittle, of Chester; daughter, Patricia Whittle Smith, of Dexter; grandsons, Wesley Smith, Zack Smith, both of Dexter, Andrew Whittle, of Maui, Hawaii; siblings, JoAnn Smith, Kay Holland, Billy (Judy) Whittle, Dale (Iris) Whittle, Sue (Luke) Wicker, Benny (June) Whittle, Danny (Carol) Whittle, Diane (Johnny) Lucas; sister-in-law, Shirley (Ronald) Embry; brother-in-law, Leslie (Brenda) Howard; several nieces and nephews. Bill Barrs, Val Smith, Russell Embry, Whit Whittle, Chad Wicker, and Lee Howard will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Mount Carmel Baptist Church and John Woodard.