William Harold Whaley, 91, son of the late William Nichols and Carrie Fitchen Whaley, of Spalding, Missouri, died October 27 2005 at Heartland Health Center at Willowbrook in Houston, Texas from complications of a stroke.
Mr. Whaley, born at home on December 11, 1913, was a graduate of Rensselaer High School, Rensselaer, MO.; Chillicothe Business College, Chillicothe, MO.; and the University of Tulsa Law School, Tulsa, OK. He was employed initially as a secretary in The Texas Pipeline Company's legal department while putting himself through law school. A member of the Oklahoma Bar Association for over 60 years, he had 35 years' service with several major oil companies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City including Texaco, Mid-Continent Petroleum, and Sunray. The last 18 years prior to retirement he was a title analyst with Sunoco retiring at 59 years of age. A member of Phi Beta Gamma legal fraternity, he was an avid reader, and prolific writer especially of Letters to the Editor on national and community issues of great concern to him. He loved music, played the harmonica and sang baritone in The Tulsans Men's Chorus in earlier years. Mr. Whaley was an active member of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa, where he taught an adult Sunday School class. He was president of Tulsa Toastmasters and often served as master of ceremonies at church, civic and family events.
In 1987 he and his wife, Kathryn, purchased Cloverleaf Farm near Hannibal, Missouri, which had been in the Whaley family since 1882 and was designated a Missouri Century Farm in 1988. For many years he was instrumental in spearheading R.A.W. Ralls (County) Against Waste, which eventually won a legal battle against Browning Ferris Industries which had planned to build a landfill adjacent to the village of Renssalaer near the family farm.
Mr. Whaley will be greatly missed by a large number of family and friends including his wife of 67 years, Kathryn Griggs Whaley, and daughter, Carolyn Whaley Vosburg, both of Houston, Texas; his daughter, Norma Jean Whaley Rogers, of Blaine, Washington; and a sister Irene Whaley Boling, of Hannibal, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Landes Whaley, also of Houston; his brother, Paul Whaley; and sisters, Leona Whaley Keyes and Catharine Whaley Rekus. He is survived by seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday evening, November 4th, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Smith's Funeral Home, Hannibal, Missouri. A memorial service for family and close friends is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday morning, November 5th, at Big Creek Presbyterian Church, Rensselaer, Missouri, Pastor P. J. Southern officiating. Serving as Pallbearers will be Jay Glascock, Steve Glascock, Jim Woolen, Bill Williams, Danny Redman, and Gary Foreman. Honorary pallbearers will be his dear friends, Dr. Phillip Foremen, Ron Hendren, John William Woolen, all of Hannibal, and James Trimble, of Kansas City. Interment will be immediately following the service at Big Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be sent to the Wm. Harold Whaley Memorial Fund, %Big Creek Presbyterian Church, 95915 Big Creek Lane, Hannibal, Missouri, 63401-7306.
Mr. Whaley, born at home on December 11, 1913, was a graduate of Rensselaer High School, Rensselaer, MO.; Chillicothe Business College, Chillicothe, MO.; and the University of Tulsa Law School, Tulsa, OK. He was employed initially as a secretary in The Texas Pipeline Company's legal department while putting himself through law school. A member of the Oklahoma Bar Association for over 60 years, he had 35 years' service with several major oil companies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City including Texaco, Mid-Continent Petroleum, and Sunray. The last 18 years prior to retirement he was a title analyst with Sunoco retiring at 59 years of age. A member of Phi Beta Gamma legal fraternity, he was an avid reader, and prolific writer especially of Letters to the Editor on national and community issues of great concern to him. He loved music, played the harmonica and sang baritone in The Tulsans Men's Chorus in earlier years. Mr. Whaley was an active member of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa, where he taught an adult Sunday School class. He was president of Tulsa Toastmasters and often served as master of ceremonies at church, civic and family events.
In 1987 he and his wife, Kathryn, purchased Cloverleaf Farm near Hannibal, Missouri, which had been in the Whaley family since 1882 and was designated a Missouri Century Farm in 1988. For many years he was instrumental in spearheading R.A.W. Ralls (County) Against Waste, which eventually won a legal battle against Browning Ferris Industries which had planned to build a landfill adjacent to the village of Renssalaer near the family farm.
Mr. Whaley will be greatly missed by a large number of family and friends including his wife of 67 years, Kathryn Griggs Whaley, and daughter, Carolyn Whaley Vosburg, both of Houston, Texas; his daughter, Norma Jean Whaley Rogers, of Blaine, Washington; and a sister Irene Whaley Boling, of Hannibal, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Landes Whaley, also of Houston; his brother, Paul Whaley; and sisters, Leona Whaley Keyes and Catharine Whaley Rekus. He is survived by seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday evening, November 4th, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Smith's Funeral Home, Hannibal, Missouri. A memorial service for family and close friends is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday morning, November 5th, at Big Creek Presbyterian Church, Rensselaer, Missouri, Pastor P. J. Southern officiating. Serving as Pallbearers will be Jay Glascock, Steve Glascock, Jim Woolen, Bill Williams, Danny Redman, and Gary Foreman. Honorary pallbearers will be his dear friends, Dr. Phillip Foremen, Ron Hendren, John William Woolen, all of Hannibal, and James Trimble, of Kansas City. Interment will be immediately following the service at Big Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be sent to the Wm. Harold Whaley Memorial Fund, %Big Creek Presbyterian Church, 95915 Big Creek Lane, Hannibal, Missouri, 63401-7306.
William Harold Whaley, 91, son of the late William Nichols and Carrie Fitchen Whaley, of Spalding, Missouri, died October 27 2005 at Heartland Health Center at Willowbrook in Houston, Texas from complications of a stroke.
Mr. Whaley, born at home on December 11, 1913, was a graduate of Rensselaer High School, Rensselaer, MO.; Chillicothe Business College, Chillicothe, MO.; and the University of Tulsa Law School, Tulsa, OK. He was employed initially as a secretary in The Texas Pipeline Company's legal department while putting himself through law school. A member of the Oklahoma Bar Association for over 60 years, he had 35 years' service with several major oil companies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City including Texaco, Mid-Continent Petroleum, and Sunray. The last 18 years prior to retirement he was a title analyst with Sunoco retiring at 59 years of age. A member of Phi Beta Gamma legal fraternity, he was an avid reader, and prolific writer especially of Letters to the Editor on national and community issues of great concern to him. He loved music, played the harmonica and sang baritone in The Tulsans Men's Chorus in earlier years. Mr. Whaley was an active member of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa, where he taught an adult Sunday School class. He was president of Tulsa Toastmasters and often served as master of ceremonies at church, civic and family events.
In 1987 he and his wife, Kathryn, purchased Cloverleaf Farm near Hannibal, Missouri, which had been in the Whaley family since 1882 and was designated a Missouri Century Farm in 1988. For many years he was instrumental in spearheading R.A.W. Ralls (County) Against Waste, which eventually won a legal battle against Browning Ferris Industries which had planned to build a landfill adjacent to the village of Renssalaer near the family farm.
Mr. Whaley will be greatly missed by a large number of family and friends including his wife of 67 years, Kathryn Griggs Whaley, and daughter, Carolyn Whaley Vosburg, both of Houston, Texas; his daughter, Norma Jean Whaley Rogers, of Blaine, Washington; and a sister Irene Whaley Boling, of Hannibal, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Landes Whaley, also of Houston; his brother, Paul Whaley; and sisters, Leona Whaley Keyes and Catharine Whaley Rekus. He is survived by seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday evening, November 4th, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Smith's Funeral Home, Hannibal, Missouri. A memorial service for family and close friends is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday morning, November 5th, at Big Creek Presbyterian Church, Rensselaer, Missouri, Pastor P. J. Southern officiating. Serving as Pallbearers will be Jay Glascock, Steve Glascock, Jim Woolen, Bill Williams, Danny Redman, and Gary Foreman. Honorary pallbearers will be his dear friends, Dr. Phillip Foremen, Ron Hendren, John William Woolen, all of Hannibal, and James Trimble, of Kansas City. Interment will be immediately following the service at Big Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be sent to the Wm. Harold Whaley Memorial Fund, %Big Creek Presbyterian Church, 95915 Big Creek Lane, Hannibal, Missouri, 63401-7306.
Mr. Whaley, born at home on December 11, 1913, was a graduate of Rensselaer High School, Rensselaer, MO.; Chillicothe Business College, Chillicothe, MO.; and the University of Tulsa Law School, Tulsa, OK. He was employed initially as a secretary in The Texas Pipeline Company's legal department while putting himself through law school. A member of the Oklahoma Bar Association for over 60 years, he had 35 years' service with several major oil companies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City including Texaco, Mid-Continent Petroleum, and Sunray. The last 18 years prior to retirement he was a title analyst with Sunoco retiring at 59 years of age. A member of Phi Beta Gamma legal fraternity, he was an avid reader, and prolific writer especially of Letters to the Editor on national and community issues of great concern to him. He loved music, played the harmonica and sang baritone in The Tulsans Men's Chorus in earlier years. Mr. Whaley was an active member of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa, where he taught an adult Sunday School class. He was president of Tulsa Toastmasters and often served as master of ceremonies at church, civic and family events.
In 1987 he and his wife, Kathryn, purchased Cloverleaf Farm near Hannibal, Missouri, which had been in the Whaley family since 1882 and was designated a Missouri Century Farm in 1988. For many years he was instrumental in spearheading R.A.W. Ralls (County) Against Waste, which eventually won a legal battle against Browning Ferris Industries which had planned to build a landfill adjacent to the village of Renssalaer near the family farm.
Mr. Whaley will be greatly missed by a large number of family and friends including his wife of 67 years, Kathryn Griggs Whaley, and daughter, Carolyn Whaley Vosburg, both of Houston, Texas; his daughter, Norma Jean Whaley Rogers, of Blaine, Washington; and a sister Irene Whaley Boling, of Hannibal, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by a son, David Landes Whaley, also of Houston; his brother, Paul Whaley; and sisters, Leona Whaley Keyes and Catharine Whaley Rekus. He is survived by seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday evening, November 4th, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Smith's Funeral Home, Hannibal, Missouri. A memorial service for family and close friends is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday morning, November 5th, at Big Creek Presbyterian Church, Rensselaer, Missouri, Pastor P. J. Southern officiating. Serving as Pallbearers will be Jay Glascock, Steve Glascock, Jim Woolen, Bill Williams, Danny Redman, and Gary Foreman. Honorary pallbearers will be his dear friends, Dr. Phillip Foremen, Ron Hendren, John William Woolen, all of Hannibal, and James Trimble, of Kansas City. Interment will be immediately following the service at Big Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be sent to the Wm. Harold Whaley Memorial Fund, %Big Creek Presbyterian Church, 95915 Big Creek Lane, Hannibal, Missouri, 63401-7306.
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