Pamela ‘Pam’ Anne Fowler Whiddon

Posted on March 12, 2025

Pamela “Pam” Anne Fowler Whiddon, 65, passed away at her home in Lakeland March 4, 2025.

Pam was born to Clyde and Charlie Mae “Lois” Fowler (Glass) on DeC. 9, 1959, in Perry.

She was a woman of faith, a loving and devoted mother, and a friend to all who knew her. She was the type of person who never met a stranger, and she would talk to anyone.

She was preceded in death by her loving parents, Clyde Theodore Fowler and “Lois” Charlie Mae Glass Fowler.

In her teenage years, she loved skating at the old Pinky’s skating rink where she met her future husband.

Pam married James Edward Whiddon on Sept. 2, 1977, and built a beautiful family with four children.

Throughout her life, Pam made her mark everywhere she went helping others. She loved people, especially her family.

She was an avid writer of poems, and traveling was one of her favorite things to do. Her happy place was North Carolina, particularly Mount Airy. She loved riding the Blue Ridge parkway and meeting new people along the way.

She was extremely proud of the fact she learned to drive her pick-up truck and pull her camper wherever she and James wanted to go.

She was a mother who consistently worked hard for her family.

She held various positions over the years, but dedicated the majority of her latter career to Walmart in Perry. She loved her job because she got to meet and help people every day.

As much as she loved working, she never let her day job take away from her true talent, and that was being a homemaker.

She was devoted to her children and consistently ensured their needs were met. She believed in a home-cooked meal and a warm bed every night. She was quick to put them before herself, even if that meant she had to do without.

Pam dedicated her life to serving others, guided by her faith in God. Her strong Christian faith taught her many things and she exemplified what it meant to love others.

She was committed to church, and she loved singing and playing the keyboard. She always said, “I’m not a pew sitter. I’ve got to be working in church. I can’t just sit there.”

She was never scared of hard work. She founded a homeless feeding ministry in Lakeland called “Love2Grace Ministries.” She and her husband, James, cooked every Sunday for 30-35 people. They would prepare food trays, snack bags, bottled water, utensils and whatever else she could squeeze in the bags.

She would say, “I don’t care why they’re homeless. That’s not any of my business. They still need to be loved, and fed. Jesus did not put stipulations on loving and helping me.”

She always called them, “my people.”

Pam’s legacy continues through her children: Mandy and husband, Robbie Poling of Perry, Rachel and husband, Chris Willis, of Perry, and Tosha and husband, Tommy Caulder, of Lakeland. She was particularly fond of her only son, Ty Whiddon and wife, Staci Carlton Whiddon, of Lakeland (which didn’t settle well with his sisters!).

She was “Nana” (AKA, Black Betty Bam-a-Lam) to her nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

She is survived by: her husband of 47 years, James Edward Whiddon of Lakeland; her siblings, Wayne Fowler of Perry, Susan Mosley (Fowler) of Perry, Gail Batton (Fowler) of Perry and Joey Fowler of Perry; and nine grandchildren, Makayla Cooper Stephens, Destiny Cooper, Tony Cooper Jr., Mallorie Edge, Cyiera Thomas, Allen Thomas, Ethan Whiddon, Devin Whiddon and the caboose, Gabe Caulder; as well a her beloved pets dog, Chance, and cat, Jasmine.

She had a host of great-grandchildren – 19 to be exact!

A celebration of life for Pam will take place Saturday, March 22, at Lighthouse Revival Center in Perry at 3 p.m.

Per Pam’s wishes, this event is to be a joyful celebration rather than a time of mourning.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Love2Grace Ministries to support her mission of feeding the homeless.

She wanted to remind everyone that this is not a goodbye, and she looks forward to seeing us all again in Glory.

Pam wanted to leave one final note for everyone – she said the trip to glory was very fast so you would need to “HOLD ON TO YOUR POTATOES!”

Pam chose to be cremated and have her ashes spread in her beloved North Carolina Mountains.