<p> Funeral services for Milton E. "Whit" Whitson will be at 2 p.m. today in the Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Chapel with the Rev. David Gardner officiating. Burial will be at McAlester Cemetery, near Overbrook.<p> Milton was born Aug 10, 1925 at Ardmore, to Robert and Izora Grounds Whitson. He passed from this life on Jan 24, 1999 in the local hospital at the age of 73 years, five months and 14 days after battling Alzheimer's and Parkinson's for several years. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Raymond and Ovie; and four sisters, Ruby Phillips, Lela Buck, Eva Culley and Lena Rose Pulliam.<p> He married Thelma Jane Adams on Feb 19, 1979 at Gainesville, Texas. Milton retired from Total Petroleum Co. of Ardmore on Jan 31, 1989 after 37 years. He was a heavy equipment operator. He had lived in Ardmore all his life and was of the Baptist faith.<p> He is survived by his wife, Thelma, of the home; three sons, Eddie, Warren and Kelly Whitson of Ardmore; a daughter, Linda Williams and her husband Bill of New Braunfels, Texas; two stepchildren, Rickey Dean Adams and his wife Tammie and Le Ann Adams of Ardmore; three grandchildren, James Smith, Ty Garrett Whitson and Rickey Rae Adams; a brother, Odie Whitson of Ardmore; and a sister, Gladys Muse of Lone Grove.<p> Pallbearers will be Val Gene Jones, Kenneth Hensley, Kenneth Moss, Bruce Smith, Kenneth Miller and Freeman Blankenship. Honorary bearers will be past and present co-workers at Total Petroleum Co. and Bobby Groomer.