Mrs. Whitney died Sunday at her home here.
Born June 3, 1913, in Whitefish, Montana, she married Glenn Whitney in 1932 at Whitefish. Her home had been in Spokane since 1945.
Her husband, a music teacher, taught in Whitefish and Wallace before coming to Spokane. He taught band instruments for the Spokane All City Band, and he taught 33 years at Reardan, Edwall, Sprague and Latah in Eastern Washington and at Worley, Idaho. He now gives lessons at Hoffman Music Co.
Mrs. Whitney was a charter member and member of the board of Fort George Wright Historical Museum.
Survivors include her husband, at the home; two sons, Bernard Whitney of Bremerton and Jerry Whitney of Albuquerque, New Mexico; one daughter, Marci Whitney-Schenck of Chicago; one brother, Willis Avery of Anchorage, Alaska; and four grandchildren.
—Obituary from The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle; Tuesday, June 19, 1984. Additional information added from newspaper funeral notice.
Mrs. Whitney died Sunday at her home here.
Born June 3, 1913, in Whitefish, Montana, she married Glenn Whitney in 1932 at Whitefish. Her home had been in Spokane since 1945.
Her husband, a music teacher, taught in Whitefish and Wallace before coming to Spokane. He taught band instruments for the Spokane All City Band, and he taught 33 years at Reardan, Edwall, Sprague and Latah in Eastern Washington and at Worley, Idaho. He now gives lessons at Hoffman Music Co.
Mrs. Whitney was a charter member and member of the board of Fort George Wright Historical Museum.
Survivors include her husband, at the home; two sons, Bernard Whitney of Bremerton and Jerry Whitney of Albuquerque, New Mexico; one daughter, Marci Whitney-Schenck of Chicago; one brother, Willis Avery of Anchorage, Alaska; and four grandchildren.
—Obituary from The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle; Tuesday, June 19, 1984. Additional information added from newspaper funeral notice.
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