Alice Mary Whiteley, 93, passed away in Ennis, Texas on Thursday, May 28, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.
Alice was born in Ennis, Texas on November 8, 1921, to Emil J. and Antonia (Petruj) Salik. She grew up in Hopewell and attended school in the Hopewell Schools. On July 17, 1939, she married Johnnie R. Whiteley and they made their home in Alma before moving to Ennis in 1949.
She worked for Ennis Furniture and Cody Company for a short time. Her primary job was the taking care of her family. She was a member of the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Ennis. She enjoyed gardening and Czech music.
She will be remembered by all who were blessed to know her but her memory will be cherished most by her family including sons: Johnny Whiteley and wife, Jeanie, Willie Whiteley and wife, Theresa, Mark Whiteley and wife, Tina; daughters: Dorothy Spaniel, Joyce Whiteley, Judy Harris, Jeannie Whiteley and Brenda Lowey and husband, Michael; seventeen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters: Toni Barto, Agnes Wilson, Wilma Padgett and Georgie Griffin along with a host of other beloved family members. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Johnnie Whiteley, daughter, Tonie Lindley, grandsons, Eric Lindley,Paul Lindley, Jodas Lindley brothers, Willie Salik and Emil Salik and sisters, Albina Salik, Mary Ann Salik and Lillie Patak.
Visitation will be on Sunday, May 31, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis with Rosary at 5 p.m.
Mass of the Christian Burial will take place on Monday, June 1, at 10 a.m. at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church with Father John Dick as celebrant. Pallbearers will be Johnny Lowey, Matthew Harris, James Blackerby, Jr., Casey Whiteley, Tony Spaniel and Brian Marusak. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery of Ennis under the direction of J.E. Keever Mortuary, Inc.
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