Delis “Dink” Herbert Whitesell Jr., 88, passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, at his residence.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at Community Presbyterian Church, Pinehurst. Family will receive friends following the service.
Dink was born Feb. 28, 1924, in Alamance County, to the late Alice Irene Jeffreys and Delis Herbert Whitesell Sr. After high school graduation, he joined the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Following the war, he went to work in the family business, Whitesell Brothers Inc.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lib; sons Thomas Whitesell and wife, Susan, of Siler City, and Hank Whitesell, of Pinehurst; daughter Jane Liddell and husband, Bob, of Pinehurst; brothers David Whitesell, of Troy, and Fred, Kenneth and Max Whitesell, all of Pinehurst; sisters Linda Uphole, of Pinehurst, and Mary Mills, of Michigan; grandsons Joshua Liddell, Jacob Liddell and Jeffreys Whitesell; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; brothers Vernon, Leonard and Mark Whitesell; and sister Fern Whitesell Bunch .
Memorial contributions may be made to Pinehurst Lions Club, P.O. Box 511, Southern Pines, NC 28388; or Governor Morehead, School for the Blind, 303 Ashe Ave., Raleigh, NC 27606; or American Diabetes Association, 4801 E. Independence, Liberty, NC 27298.
Online condolences may be made at www.boles
funeralhome.com.
Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst is assisting the family.
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