[Funeral Program for Dr. Charles A. Whittier, February 12, 1969] Page: 2 of 3
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Dr. Charles Austin Whittier, Jr. , was born in
Waskom, Texas. His parents were Charles Austin
Whittier, Sr., and Lula Isaac Whittier. He completed
his early educational training in the public schools of
his home town, at the Baptist Academy, Shreveport,
Louisanna and Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, In
1917, he graduated from Meharry Medical College ,
Nashville, Tennessee.
He was a First Lieutenant in the Medical Reserve
Corps during World War I. Upon discharge from the
Army, he practiced medicine in Victoria, Texas
for about six months. He opened his office in San
Antonio in August 1919 and continued in the practice
of medicine until failing health caused his retire -
ment in 1965.
During the period that Dr. Whittier practiced in
Victoria, he met the former Miss Pearl Augusta
Campbell whom he married in 1920. They came to
San Antonio to make their home and shortly there-
after they united with Second Baptist Church.
In 1917, Dr. Whittier established the Whittier Cli-
nic at 928 East Crockett Street, San Antonio, Texas.
He was intensely active in local, state and national
organizations. He served as president of the Lone
Star Medical Association and the National Medical
Association. He was member of the Bexar County
Medical Society, the Texas Medical Society and the
merican Medical Association. Also, he served as
president of the San Antonio Branch and the Texas
State Conference of Branches of the NAACP. Other
affiliations included membership on the board of
directors of the Boys' Club of San Antonio, Beautify
>an Antonio Association, Bexar County Hospital Dis-
trict, Alamo Branch Y.M. C. A. , Elks Lodge and Phi
^et«. Sigma Fraternity.
Dr. Whittier died no Sunday, February 9th, about
"8:30 a.m. ,at the Sant& Rosa Medical Center. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Augusta Whittier;
one son, Dr. William E. Whittier , M. D. , Los
Angeles, California; one brother, Dr. O. M. Whittier,
M. D. , San Antonio, Texas; three sisters, Mrs.
Nitia Benton, Mrs. Elizabeth Dickens and Mrs. Lula
Bunton, all of Dallas, Texas and a host of other
relatives and friends.
To "Gusta" My Beloved:
"When I Leave You"
When I must leave you for a little while,
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
And hug your sorrows to you through the years;
But start out bravely with a gallant smile,
And for my sake and in my name
Live on and do all things the same.
Feed not yourlonelinesson empty days
But fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
(Drfcer Of Scrtncc
PROCESSIONAL. .......4. Mrs. Ruth Burns
HYMN. . . . .. . .The Choir
SCRIPTURE ..... Rev. A. R. Nelson
PRAYER ., Dr. P, S. Wilkinson, Sr
RESOLUTION Second Baptist Churc)
DUETT. Mrs. Leona I" .1
Mrs. Katherine Do. on
EULOGY Rev. S. H. James, Jr.
MEDLEY OF HYMNS Mr. Bryant C. Walker
RECESSIONAL Mrs. Ruth Burns-
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[Funeral Program for Dr. Charles A. Whittier, February 12, 1969], pamphlet, February 12, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth248125/m1/2/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting San Antonio Public Library.