Frances Dacie Whitley

Frances Dacie Malott Whitley passed in the arms of her heavenly father on November 20, 2013, at the age of 102. Frances was born April 28, 1911 to Reuben and Edna Woody Malott in Malott, WA, a small town in Okanogan County settled by her pioneering grandparents, Leonard Coatsworth & Mary Hamilton Malott. Following graduation from Okanogan High School she attended Business College in Seattle and on August 20, 1932 married the love of her life, Francis Floyd Whitley in Malott. They began their life together in a small apartment in Pullman while Floyd obtained his Masters degree from Washington State College. Floyd's first job took them to Las Cruces, New Mexico and while living there they welcomed their first two children, daughters Sharon in 1938 and Sandra in 1941. They returned to WA State in 1942 making their home in Wenatchee and the East Wenatchee area and son, David in 1944 and Duane in 1948 completed the family. Even though devoted to raising her family Frances found time to work as an apple packer then at JC Penney Co and retired in 1976 from her job as secretary at Sterling Jr. High in East Wenatchee. Frances and Floyd were active square dancers for many years as members of Swing & Turn Dance Club and the Washington State Federation of Square Dancers. Floyd's unexpected death in 1963 left a hole in her heart but, she continued on, forever an inspiration to all her family. Frances was lifetime member of Eastern Star and Native Daughters of Territorial Pioneers of Washington and remained a faithful member of First United Methodist Church until her death. She showed remarkable determination and grace in recovering from a severe stroke in 1998 following which she lived with daughter Sandra. Since 2003 Colonial Vista Assisted Living became her home where she made many friends with both staff and residents. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Floyd, granddaughter Kelly Brown McIntyre, brothers, Leonard Malott, William Malott; sisters, Doris Carlton, Zone Hinton, Ora Louise Binker, Irene Gadberry. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Brown, Alta Lake, Sandra Whitley, Wenatchee; sons, Duane (Jeanette) Whitley, Wenatchee, David (Karen) Whitley, Port Angeles, WA; brother, Reuben Malott Jr., Sequim, WA; 14 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren and many nephews and nieces. A Commemoration Service will be held on Monday, December 2, 1:00 pm in the Mausoleum Chapel at Evergreen Memorial Park, East Wenatchee, and the interment will follow. A Celebration of Life will be held in Spring of 2014. You are invited to visit her online tribute site to leave memories and messages of condolence for her family at: www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

Frances Dacie Whitley

April 28, 1911 - November 20, 2013