Obituaries: W. D. Whatley, 1947, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 23, 1947 Winn Parish Enterprise

W. D. Whatley, 55, Killed In Auto Collision Oct. 22

W. D. Whatley, 55, former carpenter of Winnfield, was killed in an automobile
accident some time Wednesday near Orange, Texas, when the car in which he was
riding collided with a truck.

His brother, L. C. Whatley, of Winnfield, who went to Orange to make funeral
arrangements, said that the information was meager on how the accident
occurred.  Ray Carson, driver of the car in which Whatley lost his life, was
critically injured.

Funeral services for Mr. Whatley will probably be held Friday afternoon at
Lillie, La.

Before leaving Winnfield about four years ago, Mr. Whatley pursuded the
carpentry trade here for 15 years.  He and Carson had recently gone to Orange
to work.

He is survived by his wife of Lillie, La.; two daughters; two sisters, Mrs.
Addie Johnson, Winnfield, and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Jonesboro; two brothers, L.
C. Whatley, Winnfield, and Marshall Whatley, Ruston.