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Whitney Weatherly Obituary

Whitney C. Weatherly SUMTER Whitney C. Weatherly, 62, husband of Lenora Todd Weatherly, died Saturday, February 09, 2013 at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Ervin Weatherly and the late Babette LeFlore Weatherly. He was retired from Federal Mogul in Sumter and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Whit was a proud 1975 graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology, and loved Clemson football. He was a Boy Scout in Troop #339 in Sumter, and felt a great sense of pride as a scout. He loved the outdoors, fishing, wood working, and sharing his love of science with anyone who had time to listen. Whit enjoyed seeing the sunshine each new morning and lived each day to see what God was going to show him. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Frances Weatherly of Greenville; three sons, Aaron Weatherly of Greenville, Richard Kirby and Timothy Kirby both of Sumter; four grandchildren, Payton, Hailey, Lawton, and McKinley Kirby; two brothers, Harwood Weatherly (Dianne) of Sumter, and Clark Weatherly (Sherry) of Myrtle Beach; a sister, Linda Weatherly of Columbia; and his step-mother, Sue Weatherly of Sumter. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Jim Baker and the Rev. George Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Billy Hudson, Frances Drayton, Frankie Newman, T.J. Mullen, Mark Windham, Harwood Weatherly, Jr., and Clark Weatherly, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Sumter Boy Scout Troop #339. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Greenville Shriners Hospital, 950 West Faris St., Greenville, SC 29605 or to the Boy Scouts of America, Pee Dee Council, 702 South Coit St., Florence, SC 29501. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Published by The State on Feb. 10, 2013.

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Bucky Phillips

February 20, 2013

So sorry to hear about Whitney, may he rest in peace...

February 15, 2013

Lenora I am sooooo sorry to hear about Whit! I have been thinking about you since I heard the news. Praying for you & the entire family....love you!

Patricia B. Brown

evelyn b mullis

February 11, 2013

Linda and family i knew your brother as a child so proud wearing boy scout uniform.He was always so sweet and polite.may all special memories of whitney bring each of you some comfort. evelyn boone mullis

Frances Corley

February 11, 2013

Linda
Thinking of you. Peace.

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