Gloria Anita Sullivan Whitley passed prepared and peacefully from this life Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Granbury Church of Christ. Interment: Dobbs Valley Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Wiley Funeral Home. Memorials: Anyone wishing to honor the life of Gloria Whitley should simply perform a simple act of kindness for someone in need. For those desiring to do even more, the family suggests that memorials be made in her name to the Hood County Committee on Aging or the Granbury Church of Christ Mission Fund. Gloria was born in Goodlett on March 18, 1929. She was a Hood County resident for most of her life, a member of the Granbury Church of Christ for over 60 years, a pillar of the Granbury community and one of the infamous "two grannies" of the Two Grannies Down Home Cookin' restaurant in Glen Rose. Gloria's primary vocation in life was that of helping others and her great love was her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, Carl and Anna Mae Manwarring Sullivan; sister, Becky Tilotta Holbrook; her husband, of 47 years, Howard Whitley; and her oldest son, Mike Whitley. Survivors: Sister, Nell Dwyer of Fort Worth; brother, Charlie Sullivan of Weatherford; sons, Jimmy Whitley of Bluff Dale and Todd Whitley of Dallas; Pam Ferguson of Wichita Falls, whom she considered a daughter; grandchildren, Dana Whitley Buckelew of Granbury, Von Whitley of Los Alamos, N.M., Cindy Whitley Poston of Stephenville, Van Whitley of Fort Worth, Amy Whitley Hayes of Stephenville, Daniel Ferguson and Drew Ferguson of Duncan, Okla., and Zach Whitley and Hayden Whitley of Dallas; 10 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; countless friends; and many "adopted" sons, daughters and grandchildren.

Published in Star-Telegram on December 22, 2012