THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, November 11, 1996 TAG: 9611110014
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Daniel Eley Whitley, 79, of the first block of Church St., died Nov. 10, 1996. He was a devoted husband and father and will be greatly missed.
A native of Isle of Wight County, he was the son of the late Richard Lee and Virginia Eley Whitley. He worked as a welder for Newport News Shipyard for over 40 years. He was a member of Windsor Christian Church and served as secretary of the Sunday School for over 20 years. He was a charter member of the Windsor Volunteer Fire Department and a former Boy Scout leader.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Bradshaw Whitley; two daughters, Penny Kay West of Chuckatuck and Lucy Whitley Cranfield of Portsmouth; two sons, Larry Whitley of Chesapeake and Ronald Whitley of Windsor; three sisters, Dorothy Bradshaw of Suffolk, Nancy Hundley of Smithfield and Gwendolyn Luter of Windsor; one brother, Martin Earl Whitley of Bradenton, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Windsor Christian Church by the Rev. Basil Ballard. Burial will be in Windsor Cemetery. The family will receive friends in R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Windsor Rescue Squad, 19 E. Windsor Blvd., Windsor, Va. 23487.
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