Donald Whitney

December 30, 1937 - November 21, 2012

Mr. Donald Whitney, 74, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky surrounded by his loving family. Don spent most of his childhood in Oakland Kentucky; where he graduated from what was known as Free Port School. The Oakland Mount Zion Baptist Church member served many years as custodian at L.C. Curry Elementary School, where he was honored with the "Don Whitney Day Award". Don was an employee of Wells Fargo Advisor. Don enjoyed landscaping, barbecuing, listening to B.B. King and visiting the sick and shut in. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Mason Whitney, Sr and Ruth Steele Whitney; his sisters, Helen Whitney George, Eva Whitney Summers, Katherine Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney Granger and Mariah LaRue; and brothers, Harold Whitney, Thomas Whitney and David Murrell Whitney. Don is survived by his wife of 52 years, Hannah Piper Whitney of Bowling Green, Kentucky; four daughters, Cynthia Brown Iles of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Sabrina (Marvin) Loving of Auburn, Kentucky, Sarah Whitney of Lawrenceville Georgia and Regina (James) Crain of Alvaton, Kentucky; grandchildren, Myriah Iles of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Lauryn Hannah Goodson, Chazler Swain, Paris Wardlow and Kash Michael Johnson all of Bowling Green, Kentucky; three sisters, Brenda and Hattie Whitney of Bowling Green, Kentucky and Josie (Junius) Boards of Bowling Green, Kentucky; four brothers, Gerald (Barbara) Whitney of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Allen (Barbara) Parrish of Indianapolis,Indiana, Mason (Marie) Whitney of Bowling Green, Kentucky and Charles (Peggy) Whitney of Bowling Green, Kentucky; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Sincerely, -Your friends at Burnam and Son