Wayne B. Whitlow, 85, 738 S. Fourth, a longtime Pocatello educator, died at his home Friday.
He was born Nov 16, 1895, at Moran, Kansas, to Thomas E. and Mora Moss Whitlow. He graduated from Moran High School, from Emporia Kansas Teachers College with a degree in education; and from the University of Kansas with a master's degree in zoology.
During World War I he served in the U. S. Army. He taught at schools in Wayside and Delaware, Kansas; Little Rock,
Arkansas; and Price, Utah. He joined the faculty of Pocatello High School in 1927 as a Biology teacher, retiring in 1963. Until the time of his death he had assisted the high school cheerleaders in making the authentic Indian headresses.
He was a member of Trinity-St. Andrews Episcopal Parish where he sang in the choir for many years. He was a Past Commander of Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion. He was chairman of the Boys State Committee and Legion Oratorical Committee for many years; was a past Chef de Guerre of Voiture 451, 40 et 8; served in many capacities with the Boy Scouts, holding the Order of the Arrow and Silver Beaver awards; was a founder of the Pocatello Field Archery Association; was a member of Keystone Lodge No. 81, AF&AM; and was an accomplished taxidermist, with specimens of his work in many museums in the country, including the Smithsonian Institute.
Survivors include two sons, Larry G. Whitlow, Phoenix, Arizona, and Dr. Dennis R. Whitlow, Sherman Oaks, California, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a brother, Gayle Whitlow, and a sister, Evelyn, of Kansas City, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Forrest M. Holmes officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in the Mount Moriah section of Mountainview Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion, David Dowd, commander.
He was born Nov 16, 1895, at Moran, Kansas, to Thomas E. and Mora Moss Whitlow. He graduated from Moran High School, from Emporia Kansas Teachers College with a degree in education; and from the University of Kansas with a master's degree in zoology.
During World War I he served in the U. S. Army. He taught at schools in Wayside and Delaware, Kansas; Little Rock,
Arkansas; and Price, Utah. He joined the faculty of Pocatello High School in 1927 as a Biology teacher, retiring in 1963. Until the time of his death he had assisted the high school cheerleaders in making the authentic Indian headresses.
He was a member of Trinity-St. Andrews Episcopal Parish where he sang in the choir for many years. He was a Past Commander of Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion. He was chairman of the Boys State Committee and Legion Oratorical Committee for many years; was a past Chef de Guerre of Voiture 451, 40 et 8; served in many capacities with the Boy Scouts, holding the Order of the Arrow and Silver Beaver awards; was a founder of the Pocatello Field Archery Association; was a member of Keystone Lodge No. 81, AF&AM; and was an accomplished taxidermist, with specimens of his work in many museums in the country, including the Smithsonian Institute.
Survivors include two sons, Larry G. Whitlow, Phoenix, Arizona, and Dr. Dennis R. Whitlow, Sherman Oaks, California, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a brother, Gayle Whitlow, and a sister, Evelyn, of Kansas City, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Forrest M. Holmes officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in the Mount Moriah section of Mountainview Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion, David Dowd, commander.
Wayne B. Whitlow, 85, 738 S. Fourth, a longtime Pocatello educator, died at his home Friday.
He was born Nov 16, 1895, at Moran, Kansas, to Thomas E. and Mora Moss Whitlow. He graduated from Moran High School, from Emporia Kansas Teachers College with a degree in education; and from the University of Kansas with a master's degree in zoology.
During World War I he served in the U. S. Army. He taught at schools in Wayside and Delaware, Kansas; Little Rock,
Arkansas; and Price, Utah. He joined the faculty of Pocatello High School in 1927 as a Biology teacher, retiring in 1963. Until the time of his death he had assisted the high school cheerleaders in making the authentic Indian headresses.
He was a member of Trinity-St. Andrews Episcopal Parish where he sang in the choir for many years. He was a Past Commander of Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion. He was chairman of the Boys State Committee and Legion Oratorical Committee for many years; was a past Chef de Guerre of Voiture 451, 40 et 8; served in many capacities with the Boy Scouts, holding the Order of the Arrow and Silver Beaver awards; was a founder of the Pocatello Field Archery Association; was a member of Keystone Lodge No. 81, AF&AM; and was an accomplished taxidermist, with specimens of his work in many museums in the country, including the Smithsonian Institute.
Survivors include two sons, Larry G. Whitlow, Phoenix, Arizona, and Dr. Dennis R. Whitlow, Sherman Oaks, California, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a brother, Gayle Whitlow, and a sister, Evelyn, of Kansas City, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Forrest M. Holmes officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in the Mount Moriah section of Mountainview Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion, David Dowd, commander.
He was born Nov 16, 1895, at Moran, Kansas, to Thomas E. and Mora Moss Whitlow. He graduated from Moran High School, from Emporia Kansas Teachers College with a degree in education; and from the University of Kansas with a master's degree in zoology.
During World War I he served in the U. S. Army. He taught at schools in Wayside and Delaware, Kansas; Little Rock,
Arkansas; and Price, Utah. He joined the faculty of Pocatello High School in 1927 as a Biology teacher, retiring in 1963. Until the time of his death he had assisted the high school cheerleaders in making the authentic Indian headresses.
He was a member of Trinity-St. Andrews Episcopal Parish where he sang in the choir for many years. He was a Past Commander of Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion. He was chairman of the Boys State Committee and Legion Oratorical Committee for many years; was a past Chef de Guerre of Voiture 451, 40 et 8; served in many capacities with the Boy Scouts, holding the Order of the Arrow and Silver Beaver awards; was a founder of the Pocatello Field Archery Association; was a member of Keystone Lodge No. 81, AF&AM; and was an accomplished taxidermist, with specimens of his work in many museums in the country, including the Smithsonian Institute.
Survivors include two sons, Larry G. Whitlow, Phoenix, Arizona, and Dr. Dennis R. Whitlow, Sherman Oaks, California, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a brother, Gayle Whitlow, and a sister, Evelyn, of Kansas City, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Forrest M. Holmes officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in the Mount Moriah section of Mountainview Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by Pocatello Post No. 4, American Legion, David Dowd, commander.
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