- Date Of Birth: July 21, 1943
- Date Of Death: April 18, 2023
- State: Mississippi
Laurene “Maw” Whitley (79) passed away Tuesday April 18, 2023 at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility in Baldwyn. She was a member of Little Creek Baptist Church.
Laurene is survived by her husband of 49 years, Francis Whitley; her sons, Stevie Thompson (Pam) of Mantachie and Chris Whitley (Christy) of Wheeler; her brothers, Jackie Thompson of Mantachie and David Thompson (Doris) of Mooreville; her twin sister, Charlene McGill (Doug) of Jericho, and her sister, Sue Wilson of Mantachie; her brothers-in-law, Robert Whitley (Martha) and Charles Whitley; her sister-in-law, Terressia Miles; her grandchildren, Jessica White (Justin), Austin “Buck” Thompson (Lindsey) and Caitlynn Whitley; her great-grandchildren, Jase and Jenna White, Willa Thompson, and Elle and Sawyer McCarley; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Madge Thompson; her brother, Verlon Thompson; her in-laws, Relmer and Mattie Lee Whitley; her niece, Penny Taylor; her sisters-in-law, Linda Thompson and Mary Whitley; and her brothers-in-law, Harvey Wilson, Gary Miles and Billy Whitley.
