Ethel Whatley

Ethel Dean "Nummies" Whatley, 92, of Mexia passed away December 6, 2010 in Wortham, Texas. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville, Texas. Visitation with the family will be 4-6 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. Ethel was born March 21, 1918 in Gatesville, Texas to William Ellis and Treacy (Lover) Graham. She retired from the Mexia State School Food Service Department. She was also a hairstylist. Ethel was a member of the Church of Christ. Her love for the Lord and her family was evident in her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Felix Whatley in July 1990; grandsons, William and Michael; and three brothers. Ethel is survived by her son, Dean Whatley and wife, Virginia of Pearland; great-granddaughter, Amy Seymour of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and four sisters, Syble, Mary, Willie Pearl and Cleo.