Thomas Allen Whitfield

Thomas Allen Whitfield 95 of Bedford, died Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Hollidaysburg Veterans Home.  He was born on April 6, 1926 in Huntingdon County a son of the late Thomas and Eva Blanche (Pittman) Whitfield.  On June 5, 1950 at the St. Lukes Lutheran Church in Cumberland, MD he married Grace P. Whitfield who proceeded in death on November 17, 2012.  He is survived by two granddaughters: Shelly N. “Nikki” Kennedy widow of Richard, and Tiffany Lee Rice and husband Donald; three great-grandchildren: Justin Thomas Whitfield Kennedy, Nicholas R. Kennedy, and Paris T. Kennedy; a great-great-granddaughter Journey Rae Kennedy; and a great-nephew Dylan Spangler.  He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas P. Whitfield, six sisters: Alice Amelia Whitfield, Elva Riley, Martha Ganoe, Lillian Claycomb, Freda Miller, and Irene Morningstar; and three brothers: Clifton, Elmer, and Alonzo Whitfield. 

Thomas was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps.  He fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII with the 4th Marine Division, 24 Reg., 2nd Battalion, Fox Company.  He was a member of the Bedford American Legion Post #113, Fort Bedford VFW Post #7527, and the Marine Corps League.  He was a member of the Centerville United Methodist Church.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at Bedford County Memorial Park.  Arrangements by the Timothy A. Berkebile Funeral Home, in Bedford.  Memorial contributions may be made in Thomas’s name to: Cumberland Valley Township Volunteer Fire Company, 4344 Bedford Valley Road, Bedford, PA 15522.  Our online guestbook is available at www.berkebilefuneralhome.com.