Whitney Dunlap II

VERSAILLES - Whitney Dunlap II, husband of the late Sally Maggard Dunlap, Springdale Farm, Versailles, KY, died on July 24, 2011. Born Jan 15, 1932 in Kansas City, KS, he was the son of Anne Arthur and Tavner Dunlap, Sr. His mother passing away at birth, he returned to Kentucky where he was raised by his uncle, Whitney Dunlap, and then by his father and step-mother Myrtle Dunlap whom he loved a great deal. A graduate of Woodford County High School, he was President of his Senior Class and earned national honors as a Star Farmer in the FFA. He graduated with a BS in Agriculture from the University of Kentucky where he also was a brother in Kappa Alpha Order and in ROTC. Following college he served in the US Air Force as Squadron Navigator reaching the rank of Captain. He returned to Woodford County in 1960 where he made his home on ancestral land. He was a successful and innovative farmer who felt the soil in his bones. He led the introduction of no-till farming, double cropping, crop mapping, direct marketing and other technologies in conjunction with the UK College of Agriculture. He was a lifelong member of Pisgah Presbyterian Church serving faithfully and prayerfully in many capacities. He was an avid fan of UK Basketball keeping statistics at each game, teaching his children and grandchildren to "Go Big Blue." He was a part year resident of Naples, FL and loved to gather with his many friends at the Coffee Club and play golf at the Country Club of Naples. He will be remembered as a self-less soul with the knack of making friends, who loved to share his garden with everyone he knew, who secretly sponsored young people in getting their college degrees, and who could usually be found on warm summer nights rocking on his screen porch. He was predeceased six months ago by his wife of 56 years, Sally Maggard. He is survived by a daughter, Martha Dunlap (William, Jr.) Hoagland, Louisville, KY; a son, Whitney (Margaret) Dunlap III, Richmond, KY; four grandchildren, Whitney Hoagland (Christopher) Byrley, William P. Hoagland III, all of Louisville, KY, Thomas Alexander Dunlap and John Hardin Dunlap, both of Richmond, KY; two sisters-in law, Ruth Ann Storrow of Lexington and Page Colcord Dunlap of Danville; and numerous Dunlap cousins-close family all. Visitation will be on Thu, July 28, 2011 in the Academy Building of Pisgah Presbyterian Church, Versailles, KY from 9am until 11:30am. Services will follow next at Pisgah Presbyterian Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials to Pisgah-Mentors & Meals Program, c/o Pisgah Church, 710 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY 40383 or Woodford Co. Salvation Army, c/o Phyllis Carey, 200 Heritage Rd., Versailles, KY 40383. www.milwardfuneral.com