- Date Of Birth: April 29, 1934
- Date Of Death: August 25, 2018
- State: Connecticut
Mary Leigh Pell Whitmer passed away peacefully on Friday, August 24th with her 3 sons by her side. Born in Wilmington, DE she was the daughter of Rev. Walden Pell II and Edith Minturn Bonsal Pell. She is survived by her sons Robert Foster Whitmer IV and his wife deLancey Funsten Whitmer, Walden Pell Whitmer, John Love Whitmer and grandchildren Jenna Michelle Whitmer and Garrett John Whitmer. She is also survived by her nieces Evie Burlinson, Abbie Spires, Lissa Thomson, Alison Helms and Sarah Stires. Her husband, Robert Foster Whitmer III predeceased her in 2015. Her sister, Melissa Pell Thomson predeceased her in 1992. Her brother, Stuyvesant Bonsal Pell predeceased her in 2007. Lili attended The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr Pa and Smith College in Northampton Ma. She worked at J Walter Thompson and The Tonight Show with Steve Allen in NYC.
