Edward Raphael 'Whit' Whitney Obituary (1925

Edward Raphael Whitney passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009 at Norwalk Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mrs. Hortense Whitney. Affectionately known as, Whit Edward was born August 15, 1925 in Fairfield, North Carolina to the late Otis Whitney, and Lucy Burrus Whitney. After High School he joined the United States Army and chose to transfer into the United States Air Force; where after a 30-year Military Career he retired on July 1, 1973. Edward then resumed work and retired after 10 years at the U.S. Post Office in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to his wife Hortense, he leaves to cherish his memory two daughters from a previous marriage Annette Whitney and Nina Dedly of New York; four brothers Otis Linberg, Robert, James and Arthur Whitney; two sisters Joyce Swain and Clara Mae McCoy all of North Carolina; four sisters-in-law Marguerite Fuller, Adrienne Landrum, Virginia Stradford, and Joan Smith. Whit will be greatly missed by his two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews. In addition his parents, two sisters Helen and Alice, and a brother predeceased him. Funeral Services are 11:00 AM Friday August 21, 2009 at Baker Funeral Chapel, 84 South Main Street, Norwalk, Connecticut; Viewing is 10:00 AM until time of Services in the Chapel and Interment with Full Military Honors at Riverside Cemetery, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850. Edward Raphael Whitney passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009 at Norwalk Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Mrs. Hortense Whitney. Affectionately known as, Whit Edward was born August 15, 1925 in Fairfield, North Carolina to the late Otis Whitney, and Lucy Burrus Whitney. After High School he joined the United States Army and chose to transfer into the United States Air Force; where after a 30-year Military Career he retired on July 1, 1973. Edward then resumed work and retired after 10 years at the U.S. Post Office in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to his wife Hortense, he leaves to cherish his memory two daughters from a previous marriage Annette Whitney and Nina Dedly of New York; four brothers Otis Linberg, Robert, James and Arthur Whitney; two sisters Joyce Swain and Clara Mae McCoy all of North Carolina; four sisters-in-law Marguerite Fuller, Adrienne Landrum, Virginia Stradford, and Joan Smith. Whit will be greatly missed by his two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews. In addition his parents, two sisters Helen and Alice, and a brother predeceased him.