Lena Earl Witherspoon Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Lena Earl Witherspoon of Monticello, New York, born in Linden, Alabama, who passed away at the age of 84, on April 11, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Lena Earl Witherspoon to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Taylor Tate and Pearle Tate; her siblings, Annie Pearl Turner, Reves Benders, Frances Green, Velma Tate, Charlie Tate and Taylor Tate Jr.; her nephew Charles Reeves; and her cousin Ernestine Nettles.
She is survived by: her children, Clarence Witherspoon III of Monticello, NY, Debra Benders (Ernest) of Monticello, NY and Steven Witherspoon of Monticello, NY; her brother James West of Birmingham, AL; and her cousin Gloria Jean Huston of Buffalo, NY. She is also survived by grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
