WILLHITE, LoRetha (Hurley) 1933-2020

WILLHITE, HURLEY, GOODMAN

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 8/16/2020 at 13:11:38

Biography

LoRetha Willhite, 87, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at MercyOne Waterloo.

She was born June 12, 1933 in Solo, Missouri, daughter of Roy and Goldia Goodman Hurley. She graduated from Summersville High School in Missouri in 1951. She married Lennis Willhite February 27, 1954 in Yukon, MO at the Big Creek Free Will Baptist Church. He died July 12, 2018.

Together, they owned and operated Willhite's Furniture for 40 yrs. retiring in 2002. She enjoyed cooking, baking, reading. She was a member of Celebration First Assembly of God Church where she has been a member for over 64 years. She taught Sunday School and was the Church Secretary and Treasurer for the Sunday School for 19 years.

She is survived by her sons, David (Eloise) Willhite of Eaton‚ CO. and Kevin (Sandy) Willhite of Farmington, MN; daughter; Cheryl (Dan) Bigler of Evansdale; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Arnold Hurley of Mountain Home‚ ID, and Terry (Barb) Hurley of San Angelo‚ TX; sister, Marie Collins of Ft Worth‚ TX; and sister-in -law, Helen Hurley of Greeley, CO.

LoRetha is preceded in death by her parents, her husband: Lennis. Brothers: Wayne, Melvin and Jesse Hurley

Mom cherished our family. She was our strongest supporter and most fierce prayer warrior. She encouraged and loved each one of us with her kind and gentle nature.

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Services:
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at
Celebration First Assembly of God Church, Waterloo

Cemetery:
Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo

Memorials:
Memorials to the Celebration First Assembly of God Church, Waterloo

SOURCE: Locke Funeral Service