Joe D. Whittington

Hampton Falls - Joe Douglas Whittington was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 20th, 1947, to Joe Edwell Whittington and Virgina Friend Whittington. He grew up an active person. He played football and Basketball in school and loved to go fishing and rock hopping in rivers. He graduated high school and attended Wabash University in Wabash, Indiana. After several years, he decided to join the United States Army. Upon completion of basic training, Joe became a Signals Intelligence Electronic Warfare specialist. His military education includes the Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer course, German Language Basic Course, German Language Course, Voice Interceptor course, and Integrated Systems Processing Course. His decorations include the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal (1 Bronze Service Star), Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd award), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal(1st Oak Leaf Cluster), Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3rd Award), the Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), the Army of Occupation medal, and the Expert Rifle Marksmanship badge with the M-16 rifle. He had numerous overseas assignments, including Germany and Turkey. He also deployed to Fort Meade in Maryland to train Kuwaiti intelligence personnel during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After retiring from the Army, Joe settled into a second career with the Department of Homeland Security as a customs and immigration agent at Logan Airport in Boston. Joe married Sigrid Parker of Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1981. With Sigrid, he fathered his only child, Jason Douglas, in November of that year. Joe was a loving husband and father. The family enjoyed many times of great joy. In 1986, Joe was able to bring his family on an overseas assignment to Germany. Many weekends were spent exploring the German countryside during numerous volksmarches or exploring medieval German castles and historical sights. Joe and the family returned to Fort Devens, Massachusetts where he retired from the United States Army as a Master Sergeant in 1992. Joe and Sigrid divorced several years after. Joe remarried several years later to Susan Bailey of Littleton, Massachusetts. Together with her daughter Amy, two sons Jessie and Lee, Joe and Jason had many great times fishing, hiking, camping and enjoying holidays. Joe cared so much for people. It was evident in the way he accepted Susan’s children and treated them as his own. He always treated everyone fairly and with respect. Everyone he encountered during those years would attest to that fact. Susan and Joe divorced in the early 2000’s. Joe and his partner Dana Jerebek lived in Hampton Falls, NH for the remainder of his life. He was very happy, and they lived a great life together. They enjoyed being together on their boat, fishing, or on one of their many wonderful vacation adventures. Joe is survived by his partner Dana Jerebek and her son Hunter Jerebek, his son Jason Whittington, his stepdaughter Amy Holsembach, his step-sons Jessie Ingham and Lee Ingham, and his grandchildren Kenneth Douglas Whittington and Bradley Laurence Whittington. Please check back for service information.

Joe D. Whittington

December 20, 1947 - May 31, 2025