A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for William L. (Bill) Maley, Jr., 68, at St. Anne Church by Fr. James Pugh. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn McNamara Maley; three daughters, Maggie M. Pool of Dallas, TX, Sandra M. Horn, and Marilyn Greer of Russellville, KY; three sons, William L. (Mickey) Maley, III of Atlanta, GA, Christopher Allen of Woodstock, GA, and Gary Allen of Halls, TN; his father, William L. Maley, Sr.; a sister, Mary Jean Green of Atlanta, GA; a brother, Robert (Chuck) Maley; and 12 grandchildren. (Published in the West Tennessee Catholic Dioceasan)
William L. Maley Jr. caught fastballs when he was a young man. After a season as a backup catcher for the old Memphis Chicks, he turned to catching criminals with the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Maley, a retired assistant chief with the Shelby County Sheriff's Dept., died of heart failure Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. He was 68. As a child, he was a batboy for the Memphis Chicks and dreamed of one day playing for the team, said his wife, Marilyn McNamara Maley, also of Memphis. He was an All-American All-Star American Legion baseball player at the age of 15. The all-star game that year was played at the Cubs' Wrigley Field in Chicago. It was Chicago's other team, though - the White Sox - that signed Mr. Maley in 1950 after he graduated from Catholic High. In the minor leagues, he played in the Kitty League and the Cotton States League before his career was interrupted by a stint in the Army. Out of the service, Mr. Maley continued to play minor league ball, returning to Memphis to play for the Chicks in 1955, the year they won the Southern Association pennant. He played all of the 1956 season as a backup catcher. When he injured his arm, Mr. Maley switched careers and joined the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in 1958 with help from his uncle, then city Police Commissioner Joe Boyle. "He knew people up there that he liked and he was kind of tough," said his sister, Mary Jean Green of Atlanta. Mr. Maley rose through the ranks. He headed the homicide bureau for 15 years, said his wife. He retired as assistant chief in 1982. Mr. Maley continued to play baseball with the Fountain of Youth league. "You should have seen his hands," said Marilyn Maley as she talked about the injuries that are the trademark of retired catchers. Mr. Maley also leaves three daughters, Maggie M. Pool of Dallas; Sandra M. Horn of Memphis, and Marilyn Greer of Russellville, Ky.; three sons, William L. Maley III of Atlanta; Christopher Allen of Woodstock, Ga., and Gary Allen of Halls, Tenn.; and his father, William L. Maley Sr. and a brother, Robert Maley, both of Memphis. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church with burial in Memorial Park. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. The family requests that any memorials be made to Madonna Circle or the Diabetes Foundation. (By Bill Dries, published in The Commercial Appeal 10/31/1999)
William L. Maley Jr. caught fastballs when he was a young man. After a season as a backup catcher for the old Memphis Chicks, he turned to catching criminals with the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Maley, a retired assistant chief with the Shelby County Sheriff's Dept., died of heart failure Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. He was 68. As a child, he was a batboy for the Memphis Chicks and dreamed of one day playing for the team, said his wife, Marilyn McNamara Maley, also of Memphis. He was an All-American All-Star American Legion baseball player at the age of 15. The all-star game that year was played at the Cubs' Wrigley Field in Chicago. It was Chicago's other team, though - the White Sox - that signed Mr. Maley in 1950 after he graduated from Catholic High. In the minor leagues, he played in the Kitty League and the Cotton States League before his career was interrupted by a stint in the Army. Out of the service, Mr. Maley continued to play minor league ball, returning to Memphis to play for the Chicks in 1955, the year they won the Southern Association pennant. He played all of the 1956 season as a backup catcher. When he injured his arm, Mr. Maley switched careers and joined the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in 1958 with help from his uncle, then city Police Commissioner Joe Boyle. "He knew people up there that he liked and he was kind of tough," said his sister, Mary Jean Green of Atlanta. Mr. Maley rose through the ranks. He headed the homicide bureau for 15 years, said his wife. He retired as assistant chief in 1982. Mr. Maley continued to play baseball with the Fountain of Youth league. "You should have seen his hands," said Marilyn Maley as she talked about the injuries that are the trademark of retired catchers. Mr. Maley also leaves three daughters, Maggie M. Pool of Dallas; Sandra M. Horn of Memphis, and Marilyn Greer of Russellville, Ky.; three sons, William L. Maley III of Atlanta; Christopher Allen of Woodstock, Ga., and Gary Allen of Halls, Tenn.; and his father, William L. Maley Sr. and a brother, Robert Maley, both of Memphis. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church with burial in Memorial Park. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. The family requests that any memorials be made to Madonna Circle or the Diabetes Foundation. (By Bill Dries, published in The Commercial Appeal 10/31/1999)
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for William L. (Bill) Maley, Jr., 68, at St. Anne Church by Fr. James Pugh. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn McNamara Maley; three daughters, Maggie M. Pool of Dallas, TX, Sandra M. Horn, and Marilyn Greer of Russellville, KY; three sons, William L. (Mickey) Maley, III of Atlanta, GA, Christopher Allen of Woodstock, GA, and Gary Allen of Halls, TN; his father, William L. Maley, Sr.; a sister, Mary Jean Green of Atlanta, GA; a brother, Robert (Chuck) Maley; and 12 grandchildren. (Published in the West Tennessee Catholic Dioceasan)
William L. Maley Jr. caught fastballs when he was a young man. After a season as a backup catcher for the old Memphis Chicks, he turned to catching criminals with the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Maley, a retired assistant chief with the Shelby County Sheriff's Dept., died of heart failure Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. He was 68. As a child, he was a batboy for the Memphis Chicks and dreamed of one day playing for the team, said his wife, Marilyn McNamara Maley, also of Memphis. He was an All-American All-Star American Legion baseball player at the age of 15. The all-star game that year was played at the Cubs' Wrigley Field in Chicago. It was Chicago's other team, though - the White Sox - that signed Mr. Maley in 1950 after he graduated from Catholic High. In the minor leagues, he played in the Kitty League and the Cotton States League before his career was interrupted by a stint in the Army. Out of the service, Mr. Maley continued to play minor league ball, returning to Memphis to play for the Chicks in 1955, the year they won the Southern Association pennant. He played all of the 1956 season as a backup catcher. When he injured his arm, Mr. Maley switched careers and joined the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in 1958 with help from his uncle, then city Police Commissioner Joe Boyle. "He knew people up there that he liked and he was kind of tough," said his sister, Mary Jean Green of Atlanta. Mr. Maley rose through the ranks. He headed the homicide bureau for 15 years, said his wife. He retired as assistant chief in 1982. Mr. Maley continued to play baseball with the Fountain of Youth league. "You should have seen his hands," said Marilyn Maley as she talked about the injuries that are the trademark of retired catchers. Mr. Maley also leaves three daughters, Maggie M. Pool of Dallas; Sandra M. Horn of Memphis, and Marilyn Greer of Russellville, Ky.; three sons, William L. Maley III of Atlanta; Christopher Allen of Woodstock, Ga., and Gary Allen of Halls, Tenn.; and his father, William L. Maley Sr. and a brother, Robert Maley, both of Memphis. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church with burial in Memorial Park. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. The family requests that any memorials be made to Madonna Circle or the Diabetes Foundation. (By Bill Dries, published in The Commercial Appeal 10/31/1999)
William L. Maley Jr. caught fastballs when he was a young man. After a season as a backup catcher for the old Memphis Chicks, he turned to catching criminals with the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Maley, a retired assistant chief with the Shelby County Sheriff's Dept., died of heart failure Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. He was 68. As a child, he was a batboy for the Memphis Chicks and dreamed of one day playing for the team, said his wife, Marilyn McNamara Maley, also of Memphis. He was an All-American All-Star American Legion baseball player at the age of 15. The all-star game that year was played at the Cubs' Wrigley Field in Chicago. It was Chicago's other team, though - the White Sox - that signed Mr. Maley in 1950 after he graduated from Catholic High. In the minor leagues, he played in the Kitty League and the Cotton States League before his career was interrupted by a stint in the Army. Out of the service, Mr. Maley continued to play minor league ball, returning to Memphis to play for the Chicks in 1955, the year they won the Southern Association pennant. He played all of the 1956 season as a backup catcher. When he injured his arm, Mr. Maley switched careers and joined the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in 1958 with help from his uncle, then city Police Commissioner Joe Boyle. "He knew people up there that he liked and he was kind of tough," said his sister, Mary Jean Green of Atlanta. Mr. Maley rose through the ranks. He headed the homicide bureau for 15 years, said his wife. He retired as assistant chief in 1982. Mr. Maley continued to play baseball with the Fountain of Youth league. "You should have seen his hands," said Marilyn Maley as she talked about the injuries that are the trademark of retired catchers. Mr. Maley also leaves three daughters, Maggie M. Pool of Dallas; Sandra M. Horn of Memphis, and Marilyn Greer of Russellville, Ky.; three sons, William L. Maley III of Atlanta; Christopher Allen of Woodstock, Ga., and Gary Allen of Halls, Tenn.; and his father, William L. Maley Sr. and a brother, Robert Maley, both of Memphis. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church with burial in Memorial Park. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. The family requests that any memorials be made to Madonna Circle or the Diabetes Foundation. (By Bill Dries, published in The Commercial Appeal 10/31/1999)
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