Doug Whitley

Published 9:06 am Tuesday, April 15, 2014

COMO, N.C.—Wallace Douglas “Doug” Whitley Sr., 72, died on April 13, 2014.

Doug was a Navy veteran, and a retired electrician from International Paper after 40 years of service.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 47 years, Rebecca Flythe Whitley; two sons, Wallace Douglas “Doug” Whitley Jr. and his wife, Gay, of Murfreesboro, N.C., and Chad Everett Whitley Sr. and his wife, Tori, of Conway, N.C.; one brother, Aubrey Lee Whitley Jr. of Conway; and one step-sister, Mary Lou Chariker of Burlington, N.C.

The memorial service will take place at 4 p.m. today, April 16, in Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, with the Rev. Suzanne Cobb officiating.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home after the service, and suggest memorials be made to either the Como or Conway Fire Department.

www.wrightfuneralhome.org