Teresa "Terri" Mae Whiteley's Obituary
Teresa (Terri) Mae Whiteley, 47, went to be with her Lord Monday, June 19, 2017 in her home in Shamrock, surrounded by her family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church of Shamrock, Texas. Friday, June 23, 2017 at 2:00 PM, with Rev. Thacker Haynes of McLean officiating. Burial will follow in Shamrock Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Home.
Terri was born April 18, 1970 in Groom, Texas to Sandy Lathrop and Jim Gilbreath. Terri grew up in Lefors and graduated from high school in Clinton, Oklahoma in 1988. She met the love of her life, Kevin Whiteley, while attending Vernon Regional Junior College. They were married on August 17, 1991 in Graham, Texas.
After living in the Fort Worth area and Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kevin and Terri moved to Shamrock in the summer of 2002. In 2004 Terri decided to pursue her dreams of becoming a nurse and graduated from Amarillo College with an Associate Degree of Nursing. Terri spent her nursing career working mostly in the Shamrock, McLean, Wheeler, and Wellington communities. She was a skillful and passionate nurse who loved the people she took care of. Her love emotionally impacted her elderly patients and their families. Terri spent thousands of hours in the stands and bleachers cheering on her four children during all of their sporting activities. Terri was also passionate about her scrapbooking, crafts, and photography. Terri volunteered her time to help out in the area serving on several committees and clubs. Terri loved to sing and could be heard on almost any Karaoke night and sang on many occasions at the Neon under the Moon.
Terri is survived by husband, Kevin; sons, Justin, Tyler and Tamara, and Aaron; daughter, Jordan; granddaughter, Allie Mae all of Shamrock; mother, Sandy and Gene Lathrop; great aunt Daisy York of Lamar, Missouri; dad, Jim and Rhonda Gilbreath of Lefors; sister, Melinda Sluder of Platte City, Missouri; grandparents, Dean and Deleana Young of Fort Towson, Oklahoma; in-laws, Harold and Linda Whiteley of Providence Village; sister-in-law, Kristen Treppa of Nemo, TX; brothers-in-law, Jason and Donisia of Cleburne and Brian of Providence Village; 6 nephews and 2 nieces; and numerous aunts, uncles, and special friends.
Terri was preceded in death by grandparents, Sidney Merle Gilbreath, Archie D. Woods, and Mildred Lee Woods.
Family visitation will be held Thursday, June 22 from 5:00 to 7:00pm at Robertson Funeral Directors in Shamrock.
Memorials may be made to Terri Whiteley Memorial Scholarship Fund at AIM Bank in Shamrock.
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