 1922 - 2008 (85 years)
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| Name |
John Roy Whalen |
| Born |
25 Nov 1922 |
Big Spring, Howard County, Texas  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
6 Jul 2008 |
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina [1, 2] |
| Buried |
9 Jul 2008 |
Greenbriar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rion, Fairfield County, South Carolina [2] |
| Person ID |
I206 |
Our_Family |
| Last Modified |
24 Oct 2014 |
| Father |
John Roy Whalen, b. 8 Apr 1887, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee , d. 27 Jun 1974, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Lillian Magnolia Pleasants, b. 22 Nov 1885, North Carolina , d. 18 Aug 1976, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina (Age 90 years) |
| Married |
1910 [4] |
| Photos |
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| Family ID |
F65 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anna Maria Luciano, b. 10 Sep 1923, Napoli, Italia , d. 4 May 2011, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
27 Nov 1948 |
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F180 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S282] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: John Roy Whalen
SSN: 249-28-2031
Last Residence: 29118 Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Born: 25 Nov 1922
Died: 6 Jul 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)
- [S14] Obituary.
John Roy Whalen Jr.
Funeral services for John Roy Whalen Jr., 85, of 1694 McQueen Boulevard, Orangeburg, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at First Southern Methodist Church in Orangeburg, with burial immediately following with Military Honors in the Greenbriar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Rion, with the Rev. Bedford Landers and the Rev. Marvin Clark officiating, directed by Thompson Funeral Home Inc. of Orangeburg.
Active pallbearers will be S.A. Bolen, Derrick Hoover, Harold Jackson, Lewis Jones, Douglas Thomas and Joel Waldrop.
Honorary pallbearers will be Henry Bozard, C.R. Smith and Peter Wiles.
Mr. Whalen died Sunday, July 6, at his residence.
He was born November 25, 1922, in Big Spring, Texas, the son of the late John R. Whalen Sr. and the late Lillie M. Pleasants Whalen. Spending his youth in Rion, he went on to graduate from the University of South Carolina leading him to a career in journalism as a reporter for The Times and Democrat, Copy Editor of the Augusta Chronicle and The State, and Bureau Chief for The Columbia Record newspapers. He completed his professional career by devoting himself to helping others less fortunate retiring as a counselor for S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation. In his spare time, he was renowned statewide for his abilities as an accomplished steeplejack and high elevation painter. Mr. Whalen was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Forces deployed to North Africa and Italy followed by additional service in the S.C. Air National Guard. He was also a member of Woodmen of the World.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 59 years, Anna Maria Luciano Whalen; his three sons, Harry C. Whalen and wife, Diane of Okemos, Mich., J. Sydney Whalen of Columbia, and Earl L. Whalen and wife, Lillian of Orangeburg; one daughter, Gloria W. Kempson and husband, Jamey of Gilbert; six grandchildren, Elizabeth and Jonathan Whalen of Okemos, Mich., Walker and Tanner Whalen and Kristen Minnich, all of Orangeburg and Jay Kempson of Gilbert; numerous nieces and nephews of Naples, Italy and England and several cousins of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.
Friends may call at the residence, 1694 McQueen Boulevard, Orangeburg and at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the First Southern Methodist Church, 2690 North Road, Orangeburg, SC 29118 or to Greenbriar United Methodist Church, Rion, S.C.
Thompson Funeral Home Inc. of Orangeburg is in charge of arrangements.
Read more: http://thetandd.com/news/local/obituaries/john-roy-whalen-jr-orangeburg/article_944e5414-55c7-5fa5-bed9-71afaafc8d6c.html#ixzz1i6ml9CI8
- [S31] Texas Birth Index 1903 - 1997, (Ancestry.Com).
Name: John Roy Jr. Whalen
Date of Birth: 25 Nov 1922
Birth County: Howard
Certificate Number: 67097
Roll Number: 1922_0016
- [S7] 1910 United States Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).
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