MRS. EVA MAE WHITENER MURRAY – Age 86, of Rome, GA passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025. She was born January 10, 1939 in Chatsworth, GA to her late parents, Ralph Whitener, Sr. and Henrietta Wofford Whitener. Eva graduated from Emory Street School and Batty State Hospital in Rome, GA where she trained and obtained her LPN. She worked for the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Indianapolis, IN, Floyd Medical Center, and retired from Redmond Hospital after 43 years. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Above all, Eva was known as a caregiving to the local community. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Betty Gene Whitener, Benjamin Whitener, Robbie Sue Cobb, Ralph Whitener, Jr., and Patricia Hall; nephews, Marion “Bug” Cobb, Jamie Murray, and Samuel O’Neal; and nieces, Robin Cobb and Jacqueline Allen.

Eva is survived by daughter; Elaine Roberts; grandchildren, Mimi Roberts and Anthony Phillips; great grandchild, Taliyah Powell; siblings, Elosie Griffin, Ernestine Allen, Myra Murray, Mike (Sharon) Whitener, Steve Whitener, Timothy Whitener, and Tim Whitener; aunt, Geneovlyn Johnson; special friends, Joann Austin of Columbus, OH, Dwight Austin of Jacksonville, FL, Vett Palmer of Columbus, OH, Regina Jones, Cindy Garrett, Starla Wadell, and Mitch Roberts all of Rome, GA, ; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Homegoing Celebration will be Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Dalton, GA 30721, with Pastor Edward Hoggs, Eulogist and Rev. Dr. Jerry D. Jones, Officiant. Her remains will lie in state at the funeral home on Tuesday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour. Interment; Center Valley Cemetery, Chatsworth, GA. Arrangements entrusted to Wills Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, GA.