Eric De Witte Yost

M, (14 October 1943 - 31 August 2010)
FatherDe Witte Mason Yost (12 Jul 1917 - 6 Jul 2009)
Birth*14 October 1943 Eric was born at Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio, on 14 October 1943. 
Death*31 August 2010 He died at Melbourne, Brevard Co., Florida, on 31 August 2010 at age 66.1 
Last Edited30 November 2014

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Lena Mae Whatley

F, (4 June 1905 - 13 March 1999)
FatherRobert Charles Whatley (3 Dec 1883 - 10 Jul 1969)
MotherMyrtle Leslie Griffin (3 Nov 1886 - 14 Mar 1959)
Birth*4 June 1905 Lena was born at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 4 June 1905. 
Marriage*31 July 1924 She married John Wesley DeVaughn at Clay Co., Alabama, on 31 July 1924 at age 19. 
Married Name31 July 1924  As of 31 July 1924, her married name was DeVaughn. 
Death*13 March 1999 She died at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 13 March 1999 at age 93. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama. 
Biography* Mrs. J. W. (Lena Whatley) DeVaughn wrote, 4 Dec 1978: Yes, I, Lena Mae Whatley DeVaughn, was named for Lena Mae Amsler [Lena Amsler spelled her middle name "May" in a 1950 letter to Dora (Griffin) Dean]. I have a faint memory of her visit to Lineville.... I have played the piano for church for 51 years and continue to do so.... Before school age, I stayed with them [the William Henry Griffin's] more than I stayed at home. After I started to school, I visited them often. Their home was like home to me.
      In a 1 Jul 1983 letter Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote: It will probably turn real dry in the Fall, it sometimes does. When it's real dry, Lena Mae's well goes dry and she has to get water somewhere else. 

Family

John Wesley DeVaughn (30 September 1904 - 1 October 1981)
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Last Edited19 October 1999

John Wesley DeVaughn

M, (30 September 1904 - 1 October 1981)
Birth*30 September 1904 John was born at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 30 September 1904. 
Employment* John's occupation: farmer. 
Marriage*31 July 1924 He married Lena Mae Whatley at Clay Co., Alabama, on 31 July 1924 at age 19. 
Death*1 October 1981 He died at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, on 1 October 1981 at age 77. 
Burial*4 October 1981 His body was interred on 4 October 1981 at Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* Mrs. J. W. (Lena Whatley) DeVaughn wrote 2 Jan 1979 that John Wesley DeVaughn's mother was a Peek. "I used to hear his Grandmother Peek talk and tell they came from Georgia then on to Alabama." The following obituary is from an unknown source: Mr. John Wesley DeVaughn (LINEVILLE RT. 1) Mr. John Wesley DeVaughn, age 76, of Rt. 1 Lineville, passed away Thursday, October 1, 1981, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, after an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. DeVaughn were held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 4, 1981 at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gordon Taylor and Rev. Jim Arnall officiating. Burial followed in Lineville City Cemetery. Mr. DeVaughn is survived by his wife, Lena Mae DeVaughn of Lineville, 2 daughters, Mrs. Eloise Samuels of Borger, Texas, and Mrs. Elaine Mendenhall of Jacksonville, Alabama, 1 sister, Mrs. Lois Hodnett of Lineville, 2 grandchildren and 2 step grandchildren. Pallbearers for Mr. DeVaughn were Lee Jordan, Lewis Mitchell, Bobby Adamson, Lynward DeVaughn, W.N. McCollum and Shearl Bean. Mr. DeVaughn was a native of Randolph County but had lived for the past 49 years in Clay County, he was a retired farmer and carpenter and a member of New Harmony Christian Church. Benefield Funeral Home of Lineville in charge of arrangements. 

Family

Lena Mae Whatley (4 June 1905 - 13 March 1999)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Citations

  1. Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 210; obituary.

Willie Clyde Whatley

F, (7 September 1909 - 6 October 1910)
FatherRobert Charles Whatley (3 Dec 1883 - 10 Jul 1969)
MotherMyrtle Leslie Griffin (3 Nov 1886 - 14 Mar 1959)
Birth*7 September 1909 Willie was born at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 7 September 1909. 
Death*6 October 1910 She died at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 6 October 1910 at age 1. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Old Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama.1 
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Citations

  1. Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 217.

Mildred Eugenia Whatley

F, (21 April 1912 - 30 October 1992)
FatherRobert Charles Whatley (3 Dec 1883 - 10 Jul 1969)
MotherMyrtle Leslie Griffin (3 Nov 1886 - 14 Mar 1959)
Birth*21 April 1912 Mildred was born at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 21 April 1912. 
Employment* Mildred's occupation: Kerley Cleaners. 
Marriage*2 May 1930 She married Julian A. Kerley at Clay Co., Alabama, on 2 May 1930 at age 18. 
Married Name2 May 1930  As of 2 May 1930, her married name was Kerley. 
Death*30 October 1992 She died at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 30 October 1992 at age 80. 
Burial*1 November 1992 Her body was interred on 1 November 1992 at Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* Mildred was owner and operator of Kerley Cleaners in Lineville for a number of years. She wrote in a 23 Nov 1978 letter: I had my fortune read when I was young and she told me I did not have a good memory - Now I believe in fortune tellers so you can understand why I don't have much to write.
      Mrs. Kerley continued in a 7 Oct 1979 letter: My trip to Mrs. Teol [fortune teller] was during World War II and did not predict anything for me but told me lot I knew and you wonder how she could know. My husband did not believe in her and would say "one says things to her and she gets her lead from that" so I asked the other ladies that went with me not to talk at all after we got to her house that I was not going to say anything that would give her a clue. So she took me first and all I said to her was "Good Morning' and she took me into a room and asked me to sit near a table that she had some coffee grounds in a cup and she asked me to turn the cup of grounds over into the saucer - then she sat there and looked at them for a while - then she said you are married have two children and aren't they sweet.... Then she told me soft music could do more for my soul and heart than anything else. Told me I wanted my front porch changed. All this true. Then she told me about my brother being in Service, said he is in the Atlantic theater of war, and could have [seen by] the expression on my face as that was not right - but I did not say a word - then she said no I see him in the Pacific and his duty is under water (and he was in Submarine duty) she said he is the baby of the family, (I don't mean the baby child) but all of you love him as he was the only boy - this true. She said he will come home but will be in a very nervous condition and he was. And she said be kind to him as he will need it. This was true. This is about all she had to say to me....
      The following obituary is from an unknown source: Kerley LINEVILLE--Graveside services for Mrs. Mildred W. Kerley, 80, of Lineville, will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Lineville City Cemetery with the Rev. John Gates officiating and Benefield Funeral Home of Lineville in charge.
Mrs. Kerley died Friday at Lineville Nursing Facility. Survivors include a daughter, Miss Jeanette Kerley of Tampa, Fla; and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Mae Devaughn of Lineville, and Mrs. Margaret Lee and Mrs. Sue Walker, both of Anniston. A Clay County native, Mrs. Kerley was owner and operator of Kerley Cleaners of Lineville for a number of years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lineville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Clay County Rescue Squad. 

Family

Julian A. Kerley (16 July 1910 - 28 August 1962)
Child
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Last Edited20 January 2005

Citations

  1. Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 211; obituary.

Julian A. Kerley

M, (16 July 1910 - 28 August 1962)
Birth*16 July 1910 Julian was born on 16 July 1910. 
Employment* Julian's occupation: Kerley Cleaners. 
Marriage*2 May 1930 He married Mildred Eugenia Whatley at Clay Co., Alabama, on 2 May 1930 at age 19. 
Death*28 August 1962 He died at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 28 August 1962 at age 52. 
Burial*circa 30 August 1962 His body was interred circa 30 August 1962 at Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama.1 

Family

Mildred Eugenia Whatley (21 April 1912 - 30 October 1992)
Child
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Last Edited20 January 2005

Citations

  1. Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 211.

Chalmus William Whatley

M, (6 January 1916 - 5 October 1953)
FatherRobert Charles Whatley (3 Dec 1883 - 10 Jul 1969)
MotherMyrtle Leslie Griffin (3 Nov 1886 - 14 Mar 1959)
Birth*6 January 1916 Chalmus was born at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 6 January 1916. 
Death*5 October 1953 He died at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 5 October 1953 at age 37. 
Burial*circa 7 October 1953 His body was interred circa 7 October 1953 at Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* According to the tombstone, Chalmus was "A1 EM2" in the U.S. Naval Reserve in World War II. In a 2 Jun 1989 letter Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote that Chalmus and Polly had two children. 
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Last Edited20 January 2005

Citations

  1. Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 193 'A1 EM2 USNR WWII.'

Sallie Margaret Whatley

F, (4 May 1918 - 22 May 1997)
FatherRobert Charles Whatley (3 Dec 1883 - 10 Jul 1969)
MotherMyrtle Leslie Griffin (3 Nov 1886 - 14 Mar 1959)
Birth*4 May 1918 Sallie was born at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 4 May 1918. 
Marriage*13 February 1936 She married Charles Hamby Lee at Millerville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 13 February 1936 at age 17. 
Married Name13 February 1936  As of 13 February 1936, her married name was Lee. 
Death*22 May 1997 She died at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, on 22 May 1997 at age 79. 
Biography* Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 18 Nov 1978: What spare time I have from my routine of house work, my hobbies are sewing and reading health books. When I was 48, I was beginning to go down a little and I started having signs of arthritis. I got me a medical encyclopedia and studied it. I'm a great believer in preventing illness rather than curing it. I think eating the wrong things and drinking the wrong things and taking drugs and lack of exercise brings on diseases.... All Americans overeat. I don't ever have any signs of arthritis.
Margaret wrote in a 12 Aug 1979 letter: I myself am afraid of accidents more than anything. I fell and broke my right wrist about 6 yrs. ago. I learned to do lots with my left hand I didn't think I could ever do. I had gone to the drugstore about a block from the house to mail a letter. I was in too big a hurry. I go at everything in a hurry.
In a 1 Jul 1983 letter Margaret Lee wrote: I weigh 108 & I'm 5 ft. 3... When I get upset it takes my appetite and I can't eat.
In a 2 Jun 1986 letter Margaret Lee wrote: Charles & I had our 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 16th of this year. It really was on the 13th but Barbara & Rosemary gave us a tea at Barbara's home. About 30 or 40 attended. It was all very nice & everyone seemed to enjoy it so much. 

Family

Charles Hamby Lee (4 May 1916 - 2 February 1989)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Charles Hamby Lee

M, (4 May 1916 - 2 February 1989)
Birth*4 May 1916 Charles was born at Attalla, Etowah Co., Alabama, on 4 May 1916. 
Marriage*13 February 1936 He married Sallie Margaret Whatley at Millerville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 13 February 1936 at age 19. 
Death*2 February 1989 He died at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, on 2 February 1989 at age 72. 
Burial*4 February 1989 His body was interred on 4 February 1989 at Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama. 
Biography* Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 19 Mar 1979: His [Charles Lee's] people were in Etowah Co. and they drifted from Tenn. & Ga. to Attalla, Ala....
      In a 20 Mar 1979 letter, Margaret Lee continued: Charles' mother & daddy both had been married before. Charles only has one full sister and no brothers. Mr. [Will H.] Lee and his first wife had 4 sons, no girls. His sons were named Douglus, Jim, Arnold, & Robert E. Mr. Lee's first wife died when these boys were very small. Mr. Lee, Charles' daddy was born in Morganton, Ga, about 15 miles below Chattanooga [TN].... Mr. Lee's boys are all dead but Robert [Chattanooga, TN].... He was a brick mason. He is in his late 70's or 80 I guess now.... Mr. [Robert] Lee's daddy & mother were buried at Morganville... it must be Morganton, Ga. Robert said the cemetery was only 15 miles from his home. Mr. [Will H.] Lee's daddy came from Virginia.... Mr. [Will H.] Lee had 3 sisters, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Amanda, & Ellanor(?) & Ellen. Mr. [Robert] Lee's sister, Elizabeth married a Griffin... Amanda married a Shattuk.... Mr. [Will H.] Lee's sister, Amanda, adopted Arnold.... She gave Arnold the Shattuk name but by blood he was a Lee. Anyway, Arnold had a son named Leslie.... This Leslie (Lee) Shattuk traces back and he found out he was a 6th cousin to the Robert E. Lee."
      In a 4 Nov 1990 letter, Margaret Lee wrote: I hope some day you get to go to Cheaha Mountain. Charles helped build the tower there when he was in CCCamp back in the early 30's....
      Margaret Lee wrote in a 18 Nov 1978 letter: My husband has arthritis real bad, but still works... He can't eat with his right hand.... He takes lots of aspirin. He's been taking this new drug that just came out, but he doesn't like it....
      Margaret Lee wrote 3 Jan 1979: My husband, Charles, works at Anniston Ordinance Depot at Bynum, been there nearly 30 yrs., government work, I think he plans to retire early this year.
      In a 19 Mar 1979 letter, Margaret Lee wrote that her husband liked to fish and might do that when he retired.
      In a 20 Oct 1979 letter Margaret Lee wrote: Charles went to Chandler Mountain up above Attalla in Etowah Co. to get some tomatoes to sell. He did that last year late in the Fall after all the tomatoes are gone from gardens through here.... He usually sells them on weekends for about 3 or 4 weeks. He clears about $100 from Thurs. to Sat.... He really enjoys it, it gives him something to do. He says nearly all the people that stop are Clay Co. & Randolph people.... He has a ball talking to them all. Charles is a great talker and full of wit.... He will go to the mountain every week until the weather gets too cold and the tomatoes freeze.
      The following obituary is from an unknown source: Lee Services for Charles Hamby Lee, 72, of 30 W. 28th St., Anniston, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary chapel with the Rev. Wally Ruud and the Rev. Bill Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Lineville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-9 tonight at the funeral home. Mr. Lee died Thursday at his home. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Whatley Lee of Anniston; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Wallace of Anniston and Mrs. Rosemary Wentz of Douglasville, Ga; a sister, Mrs. Billie Jo Scott of Attalla; a brother, Robert E. Lee of Chattanooga, Tenn; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Arnold Brooks, A.P. Griffin, George Mendenhall, Joe Hayes, Bill Walker and Kenneth Brown. Mr. Lee was an Attalla native and a Calhoun County resident for the past 28 years. He was a member of Alexandria Masonic Lodge 208, a World War II veteran and a retired employee of Anniston Ordinance Depot. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Attalla. 

Family

Sallie Margaret Whatley (4 May 1918 - 22 May 1997)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Robert Charles Whatley Jr.

M, (17 July 1920 - 8 April 1922)
FatherRobert Charles Whatley (3 Dec 1883 - 10 Jul 1969)
MotherMyrtle Leslie Griffin (3 Nov 1886 - 14 Mar 1959)
Birth*17 July 1920 Robert was born at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 17 July 1920. 
Death*8 April 1922 He died at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 8 April 1922 at age 1. 
Burial* His body was interred at Old Lineville City Cemetery, Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama.1 
Biography* Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote Jan 1979 about Robert's death: When he was two years old, he was bitten by a mad dog. Mother and Daddy were running a dairy at that time and they had a cream separator that separated the cream from the milk and it made lots of noise when in operation. Junior, as my brother was called, had to have slipped out of the house. Mother usually kept the door fastened but that morning, someone left it open and he [Robert, Jr.] got out. Junior had strayed to the end of the yard near a big tree.... The dog attacked Junior and had him on the ground.... Several doctors carried him [Robert, Jr.] to Montgomery for treatment. He was bitten so badly, it didn't help.... He lived 21 days after he was bitten. The doctors gave hime something to help him die easier.... It liked to kill my Daddy.... He [Robert, Jr.] followed Daddy around all the time, he would walk right under a horse's stomach if you didn't watch him.... My mother was in bed from it all.... Daddy said if Junior had had a dog along wigh him, the mad dog would have jumped the dog instead of Junior, so when Sue came along, Daddy got a big black sheppard dog named Joe. That dog followed Sue everywhere.... When I started to school, I was would be so frightened when I'd see a dog. Rabies was so bad back then.... I love to get out and take walks and it still frightens me terribly when dogs run out and back. 
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Last Edited22 July 1999

Citations

  1. Clay County Alabama Historical Society, Cemeteries of Clay County, Alabama, La Grange, GA: Family Tree, 1987.
    p 217.

Mary Sue Whatley

F, (7 February 1925 - 22 February 2009)
FatherRobert Charles Whatley (3 Dec 1883 - 10 Jul 1969)
MotherMyrtle Leslie Griffin (3 Nov 1886 - 14 Mar 1959)
Birth*7 February 1925 Mary was born at Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama, on 7 February 1925. 
Marriage*7 September 1946 She married William Staples Walker at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, on 7 September 1946 at age 21. 
Married Name7 September 1946  As of 7 September 1946, her married name was Walker. 
Residence*1995 Mary resided at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, in 1995. 
Death*22 February 2009 She died at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, on 22 February 2009 at age 84. 

Family

William Staples Walker (20 February 1925 - 6 March 2011)
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Last Edited23 February 2009

William Staples Walker

M, (20 February 1925 - 6 March 2011)
Obituary* William S. Walker achieved his Heavenly reward, March 6, 2011. He was born February 20, 1925 to Annie Laurie and Glen Walker in Windsor, N.C. After graduating from Ashland High School in Alabama, he joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. San Jacinto in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

After his military career he worked for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1988.

Bill was a fifty year member of the Masonic Blue Lodge in Anniston, Alabama. Bill leaves a great legacy of his faith in Christ, his dedication to hard work and providing for his family.

He is predeceased by his first wife, Sue Whatley Walker. Survivors include his wife, Marie R. Walker of Niceville, Fl; daughters, Nancy Lee (Frederick) of Huntsville, AL, Allison Walker Pannell(Grant) of Summerfield, N.C; stepsons, R. Brian Risner (Beth) Navarre, Fl, Clark H. Risner (Elisa), New Boston, N.H; ten grandchildren, Whitney Walling, Courtney Nunley, Collin Walker, Andrew Alexander and William Chandler Pannell also Alex, Brianna, Joshua, Mikaela and Victoria Risner; three great grandchildren Wesley and Taylor Walling and Hayden Nunley.

A memorial service to celebrate Bills life will be held at the Niceville Assembly of God Church, 108 Highway 85N, Niceville, FL 32578 on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Visitation will be 1:30 p.m. and the service will follow at 2:00 p.m.

As a memorial to Bill, contributions may be made to the Missions Fund at Niceville Assembly of God. Visitation Thursday March 10, 2011, 1:30 p.m. at Niceville Assembly of God Church

Memorial Service Thursday March 10, 2011, 2:00 p.m. at Niceville Assembly of God Church.1 
Birth*20 February 1925 William was born at Windsor, Bertie Co., North Carolina, on 20 February 1925. 
Employment* William's occupation: postal service. 
Marriage*7 September 1946 He married Mary Sue Whatley at Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama, on 7 September 1946 at age 21. 
Biography*30 September 1978 Mrs. W. S. (Sue Whatley) Walker wrote in a 30 Sep 1978 letter: Bill was born in Windsor, N.C. but his father and mother were reared in Coosa Co., Goodwater, Ala. and know Uncle Olin, Uncle Bob and Uncle Will Griffin. Also Bill lived in Ashland, Ala. many years and knew Aunt Dora and the Dean family.... We lived there [Sylacauga, AL] thirteen years and, of course, saw a lot of Uncle Bert and family.
      In a 3 Jan 1979 letter, Margaret Lee, added that Bill "works with U.S. Post Office." He retired in 1989.2 
Death*6 March 2011 He died at Niceville, Okaloosa Co., Florida, on 6 March 2011 at age 86.3 

Family

Mary Sue Whatley (7 February 1925 - 22 February 2009)
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Last Edited12 August 2014

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection [database on-line].
  2. Lewis W. Griffin Jr. (#47), e-mail address.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm