Clifton Owen "Boots" Whittington, Jr., 79, of Dunkirk passed away January 10, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 29, 1935 in Dunkirk to Clifton Owen and Virginia E. (Brady) Whittington.

Boots was raised on the family farm in Dunkirk and graduated from Calvert High School in 1953. He enlisted in the United States Army on June 2, 1959 and was honorably discharged May 16, 1961 at the rank of Private First Class.

He married Shirley M. Payne on October 20, 1972. He was a lifelong farmer, raising tobacco, soybeans and corn. He was a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau and Ducks Unlimited. Boots enjoyed farming, gardening, hunting, NASCAR, bluegrass music and spending time with his family, especially his grand and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Charles Arthur "Arky" Whittington, and sister Beverly J. Leitch (late Billy). Boots is survived by his wife Shirley M. Whittington, sons Clifton O. Whittington III and wife Faith, Robert Lee Whittington and wife Andrea, Vernon Russell "Rusty" Plant and wife Sherry, and Rex Thompson Plant, brother William C. "Cally" Whittington and wife Shirley A., and a sister-in-law June Whittington, all of Dunkirk. Also surviving are grandchildren Taylor, Camryn, Georgia, Ryan, and Allison Whittington, Jerry Goodwin-Wilson, Todd, Tommy, Samantha, Tristen and Mary Plant, great-grandchildren Gracie, Donovon and Adrianna Plant.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.