Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJasper Leroy Whitley 
Birth9 Mar 1924, Rowan County, NC
Death5 Jan 2006, N.C. State Veterans Home, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial7 Jan 2006, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherJames William “Jim“ Whitley (1884-1972)
MotherRoxie Dora Eagle (1887-1955)
Spouses
Birth30 Jan 1924
Death14 Apr 1967
BurialRowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherSeldon Rone Secrest
MotherDebbie Alma Huffman
Marriage6 Jun 1950
Birth12 Sep 1922, Rowan County, NC
Death19 Sep 1987
BurialRowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Marriage25 Oct 1968
Notes for Jasper Leroy Whitley
Jasper Leroy Whitley
SALISBURY - Jasper Leroy Whitley, 81, of Salisbury, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at the N.C. State Veterans Nursing Home after three years of declining health.
Born March 9, 1924, in Rowan County, Mr. Whitley was a son of the late Roxie Dora Eagle Whitley and James W. Whitley. Educated in Rowan County schools, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He worked for N.C. Finishing Company for 32 years and after retirement, worked for Rowan County Parks and Recreation Department. Mr. Whitley was a member of North Main Methodist Church and formerly a member of Long Street Methodist Church in East Spencer.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Secrest Whitley, on April 14, 1967, and his second wife, Pauline "Polly" Owens Whitley, on Sept. 19, 1987. Survivors include brother John Whitley of Concord; sister Kathleen Hutchinson of Salisbury; nephew and caregiver Terry Fries and wife Sheila of Salisbury; and a number of nieces and nephew.
Service : Graveside, 1 p.m. Saturday, Rowan Memorial Park, with the Rev. Dale Bost officiating. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Rowan County Honor Guard.
Visitation : Following the service at the cemetery.
Memorials : Gideon International, P.O. Box 576, Salisbury, NC 28145. Lyerly Funeral Home is assisting the Whitley family.
Salisbury Post, 6 Jan 2006
SALISBURY - Jasper Leroy Whitley, 81, of Salisbury, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at the N.C. State Veterans Nursing Home after three years of declining health.
Born March 9, 1924, in Rowan County, Mr. Whitley was a son of the late Roxie Dora Eagle Whitley and James W. Whitley. Educated in Rowan County schools, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He worked for N.C. Finishing Company for 32 years and after retirement, worked for Rowan County Parks and Recreation Department. Mr. Whitley was a member of North Main Methodist Church and formerly a member of Long Street Methodist Church in East Spencer.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Secrest Whitley, on April 14, 1967, and his second wife, Pauline "Polly" Owens Whitley, on Sept. 19, 1987. Survivors include brother John Whitley of Concord; sister Kathleen Hutchinson of Salisbury; nephew and caregiver Terry Fries and wife Sheila of Salisbury; and a number of nieces and nephew.
Service : Graveside, 1 p.m. Saturday, Rowan Memorial Park, with the Rev. Dale Bost officiating. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Rowan County Honor Guard.
Visitation : Following the service at the cemetery.
Memorials : Gideon International, P.O. Box 576, Salisbury, NC 28145. Lyerly Funeral Home is assisting the Whitley family.
Salisbury Post, 6 Jan 2006