Shelia Jane Whitley's Obituary
Sheila Jane Whitley, 69, of Albemarle, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 in Bethany Woods Nursing Home & Rehab. Her memorial service will be 1pm Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Salem United Methodist Church with Rev. David Talbert, Rev. Steve Combs and Rev. Mark Garner officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Memorial Park.
She was born March 14, 1953 In Stanly County, NC to the late Noah Franklin Mabry and Lucille Helms Mabry. She was a Teacher Assistant with the Stanly County Schools with her last assignment as an EC Assistant at North Stanly. She loved her family especially her grands. Her gift was her strength and humor. Sheila was a thirty-year cancer survivor who encouraged others that were undergoing cancer treatments and lifted their spirits by giving phone calls and visits.
Sheila is survived by a daughter, Cristy Lee Campbell and husband, John of New London; two grandchildren, Emily Ann Miller of Albemarle, NC and Ashlyn Campbell of Norwood, NC. She was also preceded in death by her fiancé, Newman Burleson and two brothers, Clay Mabry and Frank Mabry.
Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Whitley family.
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