Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameDonnie Joe Whitley 
Birth1 Nov 1935, Stanly County, NC
Death10 Nov 2021, Stanly County, NC
Burial13 Nov 2021, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanly County, NC
FatherJames “Alfred” Whitley (1894-1970)
MotherChloa Lee Morton (1897-1961)
Spouses
Marriageabt 1957
ChildrenDonnie Joe
Julie
Notes for Donnie Joe Whitley
Donnie Joe Whitley Sr.
Donnie Joe Whitley Sr., 86, of Albemarle passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 in his home. His funeral service will be at 3 PM on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Shad Hicks and Rev. Tab Whitley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 PM until 3PM prior to the hour of service.
Born November 1, 1935 in Stanly County, NC he was the son of the late Alfred Whitley and Chloa Morton Whitley. He was a retired supervisor with Union Power Cooperperative with 43 years of service and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Whitley was a veteran of the US Navy, former Stanly County Commissioner for two terms, and drove a truck for the Rolling Hills Cotton Gin. He was a Deacon, RA Leader and Sunday School teacher at Pleasant Grove. He was an avid pilot and loved flying and drag car racing.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mary Loudene Hatley Whitley of the home, son Donnie Joe Whitley Jr. (Crystal) of Albemarle and daughter Julie Whitley Griffith (John) of Albemarle, grandchildren that he loved, adored, and was proud of Gavin Smith-Whitley (Ellen), Hunter Griffith (Allison), Payton Whitley, Brayden Griffith, and Addison Whitley and great-grandson Nate Whitley. He was preceded in death by 7 sisters and 4 brothers.
Stanly Funeral Home obituary
Donnie Joe Whitley Sr., 86, of Albemarle passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 in his home. His funeral service will be at 3 PM on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Shad Hicks and Rev. Tab Whitley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 PM until 3PM prior to the hour of service.
Born November 1, 1935 in Stanly County, NC he was the son of the late Alfred Whitley and Chloa Morton Whitley. He was a retired supervisor with Union Power Cooperperative with 43 years of service and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Whitley was a veteran of the US Navy, former Stanly County Commissioner for two terms, and drove a truck for the Rolling Hills Cotton Gin. He was a Deacon, RA Leader and Sunday School teacher at Pleasant Grove. He was an avid pilot and loved flying and drag car racing.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mary Loudene Hatley Whitley of the home, son Donnie Joe Whitley Jr. (Crystal) of Albemarle and daughter Julie Whitley Griffith (John) of Albemarle, grandchildren that he loved, adored, and was proud of Gavin Smith-Whitley (Ellen), Hunter Griffith (Allison), Payton Whitley, Brayden Griffith, and Addison Whitley and great-grandson Nate Whitley. He was preceded in death by 7 sisters and 4 brothers.
Stanly Funeral Home obituary