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1924 - 2013
Wykle Stephens Whitley VanPelt, 88, of Crown City, Ohio passed away Friday July 26, 2013 at home. She was born at Bradrick, Ohio on October 22, 1924, daughter of the late Owen Thomas Stephens and Inez Nance Stephens. She graduated from Chesapeake High School and attended Marshall College. In 1947, she married Russell E. Whitley, who preceded her in death in February 1991. After her children were older, she returned to school and graduated from Marshall University at the age of 46. She taught first grade at Burlington Elementary in Lawrence County for 11 years and also taught first grade at Salem Center Elementary in Meigs County for 17 years. In 1973 she was nominated for Elementary School teacher of the year. She retired in 1988 having taught for 28 years. She was a life member of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association and she attended Grace United Church in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was a member of the following organizations: Alpha Omicron Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America, Wilkesville Chapter #207 Order of the Eastern Star in which she was past Matron Grand Representative of Nova Scotia 1981-1982, and District 24 Deputy Grand Matron in 1995. She was an Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, member of Gallipolis Emblem Club #199, and the Gallia County Senior Resource Center. On May 29, 2004, she married Harold VanPelt at Bethel Church in Chesapeake, Ohio. She is also survived by a stepson Russell E. (Judy) Whitley of Chesapeake, Ohio; two daughters Dianne (Bucky) Gipson of Clinton, TN and Linda Whitley of Gallipolis, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; 15 nieces and nephews; and 25 great nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and first husband, she was preceded in death by a young son in 1952 Michael Lynn; daughter in 2010 W. Janie Whitley; three brothers Owen Jr. (Betty) Stephens, Jack Stephens, and Dick Stephens; two infant sisters; sisters Opal (Harvey) Butcher, Oudia (Jack) Templeton, Imogene (Bill) Templeton, and Nancy (Charles) South. Pallbearers will be Danny Reynolds Sr., Danny Reynolds Jr., Chris Frogale, Bucky Gipson, B.J. Rocchi, and Jason Weaver. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday July 30, 2013 at Hall Funeral Home by Pastor Jeff Black. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday July 29, 2013 at Hall Funeral Home Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.
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