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Baker High School
Classes of 1945 - 1994 |
Deceased LION: Emily Barbara Whitley (1952)
Date Deceased: Sept-2009
Age at Death:
Cause of Death: Brain Tumor
LION City: Rome
LION State: GA
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Survived By: Scott Whitley Class of 58 (Bro.) Rick Whitley (Bro) Ann Benefield (sister) Martha Kuyendahl (sister) Rev. Michael O'Neal (son) Gregory O'Neal (son) Christopher O'Neal (son)
Emily Whitley (O'Neal) was predeceased in May ,2009, by her husband, William E. O'Neal, who also attended Baker, but graduated from Turner Private School. He developed Luekemia while caregiving Emily. Emily was in the Beta Club, Cheerleader Club and on the Yearbook staff, while at Baker. Emily lived a Christian life, and was devoted to her family and her Church. She enjoyed excellant health untill a few months before her death. She was a rural mail carrier in the Sylvester, Ga area and retired when William retired. They then moved to the North ,Ga. mountains to be near their sons. They went on many cruises and spent a lot of time traveling. Being accomplished Geneologists, She and William were able to find most of our ancesters graves over the Southeast dating back to the early 1700's, and traced our line all the way to France and Scotland in the 1500's. She is sorely missed by her family, but we cherish the times she gave to all of us. Submitted by Scott Whitley,class of 58.
Emily Barbara Whitley O'Neal September 12, 1934 - September 18, 2009 ROME, GA — Mrs. Emily Barbara Whitley O'Neal, age 75, 13 Seay Drive, Rome, passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome. Mrs. O'Neal was born in Taylor County, GA on September 12, 1934, daughter of the late Leonard Eugene Whitley and the late Katie Mae Brown Whitley. She was married to William Edward O'Neal, who preceded her in death on May 22, 2009. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. O'Neal was employed for 21 years with the United States Postal Service. She and her husband moved to Rome from Albany, Georgia in 1994 and were members of the Hill Crest Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Michael David O'Neal, and his wife, Jane, Albany, Philip Gregory O'Neal, and his wife, Pawnee, Hiram, and William Christopher O'Neal, and his wife, Karen, Euharlee; two brothers, Donald Scott Whitley, and his wife, Suzanne, Phenix City, AL, and Richard Jeffery Whitley, Westville, FL; two sisters, Angela Mae Whitley Benefield, and her husband, Bobby, Fortson, and Martha Judan Whitley Kuykendall, and her husband, Lee, Van Buren, AR; six grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hill Crest Baptist Church with her Pastor, the Rev. Stanley Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Rome Memorial Park. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements.
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Danny Williams (1975)
MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.