Obituary of LILLIE YANCEY WHATLEY, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm
at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

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Date:  Feb 15, 1934
Headline:  Beloved Lady is Laid to Rest at Eden on Sunday
Sub-Headline: Mrs. Lillie Y. Whatley is Called to her Last Reward Thursday

The Angel of Death visited in Eden at three o'clock last Thursday afternoon 
and removed from this earthly existence Mr. Lillie Yancey Whatley, 59, wife 
of James Monroe Whatley and one of the most beloved women in LaSalle Parish.

Mrs. Whatley suffered a paralytic stroke the Thursday previous and had been 
in a serious condition until her death came.  She only regained consciousness 
at intervals and her death will prove a most distinct shock to all of those 
whose privilege it was to know her.

She was born at Summerville, this parish, where she resided until in November 
28, 1895, she became the wife of Mr. Whatley, linking together two of the 
oldest and most prominent families in this part of the state.  Early in life 
the deceased became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was one of 
the leaders of that denomination in the church at Eden.  She always took an 
active part in the things which tended for the social, moral and religious 
welfare of this section and her friendly and helpful spirit endeared her to 
friends whom she could count by the hundreds.  Funeral services were 
conducted on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Methodist Church in Eden.  
Rev. A. S. J. Neill, her pastor, had charge of the services and he was 
assisted by Rev. H. W. Cudd, former pastor of the Eden church; Dr A. W. 
Turner, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League and Rev. J. E. Hearne, of 
the Olla Methodist Church.  One touching part of the services was the talk 
made by Hon. Henry E. Hardtner, a lifelong friend of the deceased and her 
husband.  Interment followed in the Eden Cemetery.

Surviving Mrs. Whatley are the following sons and daughters:  Ms Kathleen 
Waggoner, Olla; Mrs. Lillie Whatley Jones, Jena; Miss Elizabeth Whatley, 
Eden; Erroll, Ayliff, and Floyd Whatley, Eden.  She is also survived by three 
sisters and one brother, as follows:  Mrs. B. L. Thompson, Jena; Mrs. Will 
Womack, and Mrs. John Womack, Orange, Texas, and Walter Yancey, of 
Summerville.

We join with the many friends of this good woman in expressing sincere 
sympathy to the bereaved family.

(NOTE:  The memorial address by Hon. Henry E. Hardtner was published in the 
Feb 22, 1934 edition of the paper.  It speaks of the "pleasant memories" and 
"....the home of Mrs. Whatley.  I saw Christian motherhood and wifely duties 
exalted as I had never dreamed before.)