Coach James W. Whatley, 88, a longtime resident of Athens, Ga., died May 31, 2001.
A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Coach Whatley was the son of the late Versho Wayne and Pearl Elizabeth Colvard Whatley. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Lieutenant. Coach Whatley was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He played professional football for 3 years on the Brooklyn Dodgers team as a tackle. Coach Whatley was the retired head baseball coach and also served as an assistant basketball and football coach at the University of Georgia. He was a member of the Athens First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eliza Mae Masterson Whatley; a sister, Mamie Coley Whatley; and a brother, Versho Wayne Whatley Jr.
Graveside funeral services were held at Evergreen Memorial Park Sunday, June 3, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Bill Britt and the Rev. Grady Wigley officiating. Honorary pallbearers were the Athletic Department and all former personnel that coached with him at The University of Georgia.
Coach Whatley is survived by his wife, Eddie Lou Young Whatley, Athens, Ga.; a step daughter and her husband, Melinda and Randy, Jacksonville, Fla.; a granddaughter, Lindsay, Jacksonville, Fla.; a nephew and his wife James Marion and Nancy Carolyn, Birmingham; nephews, William, Alpharetta, Ga., and Robert, Alpharetta, Ga.; niece, Cathy, Atlanta, Ga.; great–nephew, James Marion, Jr., Birmingham; great niece, Carolyn June, Anniston, Al.
A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Coach Whatley was the son of the late Versho Wayne and Pearl Elizabeth Colvard Whatley. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Lieutenant. Coach Whatley was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He played professional football for 3 years on the Brooklyn Dodgers team as a tackle. Coach Whatley was the retired head baseball coach and also served as an assistant basketball and football coach at the University of Georgia. He was a member of the Athens First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eliza Mae Masterson Whatley; a sister, Mamie Coley Whatley; and a brother, Versho Wayne Whatley Jr.
Graveside funeral services were held at Evergreen Memorial Park Sunday, June 3, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Bill Britt and the Rev. Grady Wigley officiating. Honorary pallbearers were the Athletic Department and all former personnel that coached with him at The University of Georgia.
Coach Whatley is survived by his wife, Eddie Lou Young Whatley, Athens, Ga.; a step daughter and her husband, Melinda and Randy, Jacksonville, Fla.; a granddaughter, Lindsay, Jacksonville, Fla.; a nephew and his wife James Marion and Nancy Carolyn, Birmingham; nephews, William, Alpharetta, Ga., and Robert, Alpharetta, Ga.; niece, Cathy, Atlanta, Ga.; great–nephew, James Marion, Jr., Birmingham; great niece, Carolyn June, Anniston, Al.
Coach James W. Whatley, 88, a longtime resident of Athens, Ga., died May 31, 2001.
A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Coach Whatley was the son of the late Versho Wayne and Pearl Elizabeth Colvard Whatley. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Lieutenant. Coach Whatley was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He played professional football for 3 years on the Brooklyn Dodgers team as a tackle. Coach Whatley was the retired head baseball coach and also served as an assistant basketball and football coach at the University of Georgia. He was a member of the Athens First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eliza Mae Masterson Whatley; a sister, Mamie Coley Whatley; and a brother, Versho Wayne Whatley Jr.
Graveside funeral services were held at Evergreen Memorial Park Sunday, June 3, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Bill Britt and the Rev. Grady Wigley officiating. Honorary pallbearers were the Athletic Department and all former personnel that coached with him at The University of Georgia.
Coach Whatley is survived by his wife, Eddie Lou Young Whatley, Athens, Ga.; a step daughter and her husband, Melinda and Randy, Jacksonville, Fla.; a granddaughter, Lindsay, Jacksonville, Fla.; a nephew and his wife James Marion and Nancy Carolyn, Birmingham; nephews, William, Alpharetta, Ga., and Robert, Alpharetta, Ga.; niece, Cathy, Atlanta, Ga.; great–nephew, James Marion, Jr., Birmingham; great niece, Carolyn June, Anniston, Al.
A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Coach Whatley was the son of the late Versho Wayne and Pearl Elizabeth Colvard Whatley. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Lieutenant. Coach Whatley was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He played professional football for 3 years on the Brooklyn Dodgers team as a tackle. Coach Whatley was the retired head baseball coach and also served as an assistant basketball and football coach at the University of Georgia. He was a member of the Athens First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eliza Mae Masterson Whatley; a sister, Mamie Coley Whatley; and a brother, Versho Wayne Whatley Jr.
Graveside funeral services were held at Evergreen Memorial Park Sunday, June 3, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Bill Britt and the Rev. Grady Wigley officiating. Honorary pallbearers were the Athletic Department and all former personnel that coached with him at The University of Georgia.
Coach Whatley is survived by his wife, Eddie Lou Young Whatley, Athens, Ga.; a step daughter and her husband, Melinda and Randy, Jacksonville, Fla.; a granddaughter, Lindsay, Jacksonville, Fla.; a nephew and his wife James Marion and Nancy Carolyn, Birmingham; nephews, William, Alpharetta, Ga., and Robert, Alpharetta, Ga.; niece, Cathy, Atlanta, Ga.; great–nephew, James Marion, Jr., Birmingham; great niece, Carolyn June, Anniston, Al.
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