Helen Francis Whittle

November 3, 1930 - August 8, 2017

Helen Francis Whittle, 86, nee Newman, was born Nov. 11, 1930 in Falmouth, Ky. She passed away Aug. 8, 2017, at Hospice of Cincinnati in Anderson, Oh. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald G. Whittle. Also, preceded in death by her mother Anna Newman Mills and father Allie H. Newman. Also preceded in death by her brother Allie H. Newman. Mrs. Whittle was mother to Kimberly A. Whittle, Cincinnati, Donald P. Whittle, Lexington, Ky and Gaye A. Durrett, Cresent Springs, Ky. Also survived by son-in-law Thomas A. Durrett, Crescent Springs, and daughter-in-law Lori R. Whittle, Lexington, Ky. Mrs. Whittle is also grandmother to Alexandra M. Hansleman, Ft. Wright, Stefanie P. Curran, Edgewood. Also grandmother to Joseph B. Whittle, Kyle H. Whittle, Sapphire Whittle and Valerie Whittle, Cincinnati, Jacqueline M. Whittle and John P. Whittle, Lexington, Ky.Mrs. Whittle is also grandmother to Tucker A. Durrett, Crescent Springs. Also, great grandmother to many, many children. Mrs. Whittle was co-owner and family Matriarch of Pigall’s French Restaurant in Cincinnati, 1973 winner of the Mobile Five-Star Award, the industry’s highest award for dining excellence in the United States. Pigall’s was considered one of the premiere restaurants in the country. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to the Cincinnati Hospice: hospiceofcincinnati.org. The family would also like to acknowledge the compassion, wonderful care of the hospice staff. Funeral services are private and at the convenience of the family.