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Notified of Math teacher Miss Whitley's passing by classmate Jim Phelps.
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ETHEL WHITLEY
December 11, 1919 - April 29, 2008
MARSHVILLE -- Miss Whitley, age 89, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at CMC-Union. A graveside funeral service to celebrate the life of Ethel J. Whitley will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 at the Marshville City Cemetery, officiated by Reverend Alex Martin of the First Baptist Church of Marshville. Miss Whitley was born on December 11, 1919, in Union County, a daughter of the late Vade Joshua Whitley Sr. and Elizabeth Ella Medlin Whitley. Aunt Ethel graduated from UNC-G, taught mathematics at Myers Park High School where she retired on June 30, 1978. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International, Eta State and Alpha Zeta Chapter and a lifelong Democrat. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Thelma Whitley Nixon and a brother, V. J. Whitley, Jr. She is survived by her nephew and wife, Jimmy and Denise Whitley of Marshville, and their children, Beth Whitley Hudson of Indian Trail, Suzette Whitley Porter of Italy, and Wayne H. Lee of Burnsville. The family would like to personally thank Curt Chambers for his many years of hard work, dedication and loyalty to Aunt Ethel. The family will receive friends following the graveside service at the cemetery. Memorials may be made in her memory to The Union County Democratic Women, c/o Van Crow, 1208 Rosa Drive, Monroe, NC 28112. Davis Funeral Home of Monroe is serving the family of Miss Whitley.
Published by Charlotte Observer on May 1, 2008.
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Katharine Lucas (Monk)
Miss Whitley was an amazing teacher. I learned so much in her Math Analysis class. She was no nonsense and was determined we were going to learn. I never skipped doing my homework - because she actually checked to see if we did it!
James Laseter (Laseter)
She was my homeroom teacher and I had her for a math class. An extraordinary educator though I thought she would have been much older by now. I guess when we were 16 everyone looked old. And now here we are.
Suzanne Clontz (Coddington)
She was the very best Math teacher I had at MP. She was so calm and knowledgeable and she truly wanted us all to understand the Math she taught. She was so helpful and encouraging in a quiet way. She was special as a Math teacher and a wonderful person!
Franklin "Sadler" Love III
Miss Whitley's math analysis class was maybe one of my best classes at Myers Park. Miss Whitley not only made sure you did your homework, but made sure you understood the principles. She was a very skilled teacher. On a different note, I've never forgotten the scarfs she would wear. Conrad Bookout was in my class with her, and I remember one day Conrad, standing next to Miss Whitley, told her how good her scarf looked, but then suddenly reached out and rotated her scarf slightly while telling her it now looked even better. Everyone in the class burst out laughing and the usual seriousness of Miss Whitley collapsed as her eyes grew wide and she broke into a big smile. I'll never forget that day.
BTW, note that the obituary posted here is 14 years old.
Kathryn Kyle "Kathy" Garmon (Hasty Auger)
As others expressed, Ms. Whitley was an outstanding math teacher. She commanded respect simply by her presence. If there was a noise in the room, other teachers would talk louder to regain control. Ms. Whitley spoke more quietly , and instantly all noise ceased so we could hear. We were fortunate to have had her for a teacher.
Edmund Pickup (Pickup)
Miss Whitley was an amazing teacher. She taught me Algebra-Trigonometry so well that the Math Placement exam at Chapel Hill tried to place me out of two semesters of Calculus (even though I had never taken Calculus). She was truly called to teach.
Robert G. "Jerry" Qualls
She was always prepared and organized to the nth degree. I never appreciated this quality until I myself began teaching science as a Professor at a University. There is no backup; there is no substitute.
Jerry Qualls