Rosalyn Jane Whitt Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Rosalyn Jane Stanley Whitt, 84, of Bud Mountain, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a short illness. Born September 7, 1931 at Bud Mountain, she was the daughter of the late Hobert G. Stanley and Rosa B. Bishop Stanley. Mrs. Whitt was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church, a homemaker, and formerly worked in a fire cracker factory in Maryland. A former employee of the Wyoming County Board of Education, she and her husband were custodians of Herndon High School. In her leisure she enjoyed church, gospel music, cooking, sewing, and gardening. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Roosevelt (Velty) Whitt. She left five children to celebrate her life; Marilyn Whitt Katubi and her husband, Jack, of PA, William (Bill) Whitt and his wife, Valerie, of Crumpler, Wendell, Patty, and Brenda (Gaye) Whitt, all of Bud Mountain; and Amanda Gray Oneal Teel whom she thought of as a daughter; five grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and four great, great grandchildren; five brothers and three sisters and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. Graveside services and burial will be 2:00PM Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at the Bud Cemetery, Bud with Elder Vern Blankenship and Elder Russell McCoy officiating. For those wishing to attend the graveside service, please meet at the cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. For those considering an expression of sympathy, the family requests donations be made to help defray unexpected funeral expenses to Tankersley Funeral Home, 102 Moran Avenue, Mullens, WV 25882. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tankersleyfh.com. The family of Rosalyn Whitt is being cared for by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.

Rosalyn Jane Whitt

September 7, 1931 - August 20, 2016