Deanna Whitley

Deanna Whitley

Deanna Whitley Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 25, 2016.
Deanna passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Deanna was a resident of Chelyan, West Virginia at the time of her passing. She was married to James. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday May 21 at Cooke Funeral Home Chapel 600 Old Fort St. Cedar Grove. She will be laid to rest at Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens Glasgow next to her husband. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Cooke Funeral Home Inc. P.O. Box C Cedar Grove WV 25039 in Susie's memory.

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