Nancy Delora Whitley

Nancy Delora Whitley obituary, Fort Payne, AL

Nancy Delora Whitley

Nancy Whitley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel - Rainsville on Mar. 8, 2026.
Mrs. Nancy Delora Lane Whitley, age 77, of Fort Payne, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026. She was born in Texas to Harold Lane and Lilly Mag Bailey. She was a self-employed painter. Cremation services provided by W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.

**Survivors**

Daughter: Teresa Thetford

Son: Donald Whitley

Sister: Nellie Garner

Grandchildren: Cara Thetford, Jacob Whitley, and Jessika Pillar

8 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great-Great Grandchildren

**Mrs. Whitley was preceded in death by her husband: Terry Whitley; grandson: Cody Thetford; father: Harold Lane; mother: Lilly Mag Bailey Sanderson; one sister and three brothers**

Arrangements Entrusted to W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel

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