Life Legacy
Margaret E. (Peg) Whitely, 87, of Falmouth, Ky. formerly of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at the Cedar Ridge Health Care Campus in Cynthiana. . Born on April 3, 1922 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Sarah Fulmer Harris. She was a 1940 graduate of Downingtown High School in Pennsylvania. For a short time after graduation, she worked at Collins & Aikman Plush Mill in Bondsville, Pennsylvania. She married Ralph E. Whitely on January 29, 1944, and her dear husband preceded her in death on October 7, 2008.For 65 years, she had been a member of the Hopewell United Methodist Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, where she taught Sunday School and Bible School. As a member of Bethany Class, she volunteered at Hickory House Nursing Home mending clothes for residents.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, Mabel Butler and two half-brothers, Jack and Arch Powell.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia W. and Glendon R. Lonaker of Falmouth; her grandson, Glendon R. Lonaker, Jr.; and her granddaughter, M. Michele Lonaker.
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Born: April 3, 1922
Place of Birth: Chester Co, PA U.S.A.
Death: December 9, 2009
Place of Death: Cynthiana, KY
Occupation: Homemaker
Organizations: Hopewell United Methodist Church, Sunday School and Bible School Teacher, Member of the Bethany Class
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Patricia W. (Glendon) Lonaker, Daughter
Glendon R. Lonaker, Grandson
M. Michele Lonaker, Granddaughter
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William H. Harris, Father
Sarah Fulmer, Mother
Ralph E. Whitely, Spouse
Mabel Butler, Sister
Jack Powell, Brother
Arch Powell, Brother
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Memorial donations may be made to:
Bower Chapel Organ Fund C/O Hopewell United Methodist Church 852 Hopewell Road Downingtown, Pa 19335
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This memorial provided by:
Woodhead Funeral Home
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