Christia Naomi Whaley

1929 - 2016  (86 years)

• Name	Christia Naomi Whaley
  Born	18 Dec 1929	Arkansas
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Oak Forest, Lee County, Arkansas   [1]
  Census	1940	Oak Forest Township, Lee County, Arkansas   [2]
  Died	29 May 2016	Wynne, Arkansas   [3]
  Buried	2 Jun 2016	Oak Grove Cemetery, Lee County, Arkansas   [4]
  Person ID	I432594	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Luther Lee Whaley,   b. 2 Sep 1908, Arkansas ,   d. 25 Jul 1966  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Beulah B. Huskey,   b. 19 Apr 1909, Arkansas ,   d. 28 Jun 1987  (Age 78 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1928	Lawrence County, Arkansas   [5]
  Family ID	F167619	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Willis Watkins,   b. 8 Feb 1924,   d. 14 Jul 1994  (Age 70 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1946
  Children	+ 1. Johnny Lee Watkins,   b. 12 Jul 1947,   d. 16 Nov 2000  (Age 53 years)   2. Peggy Louise Watkins,   b. 21 Jul 1951,   d. 21 Jul 1951  (Age 0 years) + 3. Boyce Ray Watkins,   b. 9 Sep 1952,   d. 1 Dec 1983  (Age 31 years) + 4. Roger Dale Watkins,   b. 17 Jan 1955,   d. 15 Mar 1993  (Age 38 years)   5. Bobby Watkins   6. Ronnie Watkins   7. Annie Watkins
  Family ID	F173068	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Dec 1929 - Arkansas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S112] Census, 1930. Name Neoma Whaley Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Oak Forest, Lee, Arkansas, United States Gender Female Age 0 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1930 Birthplace Arkansas Father's Birthplace Arkansas Mother's Birthplace Arkansas Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 18 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Luther Whaley Head M 22 Arkansas Beulos Whaley Wife F 19 Arkansas Neoma Whaley Daughter F 0 Arkansas [S112] Census, 1940. Name Naomi Wholey Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Oak Forest Township, Lee, Arkansas, United States Gender Female Age 10 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Arkansas Birth Year (Estimated) 1930 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Luther Wholey Head M 32 Arkansas Buelok Wholey Wife F 31 Arkansas Naomi Wholey Daughter F 10 Arkansas Hellen Wholey Daughter F 0 Arkansas John L Wholey Father M 91 Tennessee Jennie Wholey Mother F 71 Arkansas Jeff Harris Cousin M 74 Arkansas [S142] Newspaper Article, 29 May 2016. (December 18, 1929 - May 29, 2016) Mrs. Christia “Naomi” Watkins, age 86, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at her home in Wynne. Born December 18, 1929, Naomi was the daughter of Luther Whaley and Beulah Huskey Whaley. She was a lifetime resident of Marianna, Arkansas and a member of the Church of Christ. She was a homemaker. Naomi married John Watkins July 6, 1946. They enjoyed forty-eight years of marriage until John preceded her in death in 1994. She was also preceded in death by three sons Roger, Johnny and Boyce and one daughter Peggy. Survivors include two sons: Bobby (Wanda) Watkins, Gill Arkansas, Ronnie (Shirley) Watkins, Marianna, Arkansas, and one daughter Annie (Gary) Alexander of Wynne, Arkansas. Naomi also leaves one sister, Helen Emerson of Gill, Arkansas; nine grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Services are scheduled for Thursday morning at 10:00am at Morgan Chapel; Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Moro, Arkansas. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Morgan Chapel from 6-8pm. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 163746494). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Luther Whaley Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Aug 1928 Event Place , Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Registration Place , Lawrence County, Arkansas Residence Place Alicia, Lawrence, Arkansas Gender Male Age 19 Birth Year (Estimated) 1909 Spouse's Name Bulah Huskey Spouse's Residence Place Alicia, Lawrence, Arkansas Spouse's Residence City Alicia Spouse's Residence County Lawrence Spouse's Residence State Arkansas Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1909 Page 543