Edythe Whipple

She attended T.B. Larimore Business College in Florence, AL. She served in the US Navy during WWII after attending Hunter College in New York, and was later discharged as a 1st Class Yeoman in Norfolk, VA. Edythe retired from the Evansville School Corporation having worked at Wheeler School and in the down town office. She was from a devoted Christian family of ten, all of whom are deceased. She was a member of Washington Ave. Church of Christ.

Edythe was married to Billye R. Bromley for 37 years. He was a WWII Veteran, and then later worked for IBM for 35 years before having to retire due to Amyloidosis, which confined him to a wheelchair for 12 years. He and Edythe lived in several European countries during his employment with IBM where he was a Field Manager. Edythe was a very faithful and caring wife.

Edythe was married in 1997 to Lloyd G. Whipple and they had a very happy life together until his death.

Edythe was preceded in death by her first husband, Billye Bromley in 1991; her second husband, Lloyd Whipple in 2007; nine brothers and sisters; and her parents.

A Memorial Service will be held 12:00 PM Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at Alexander East Chapel, officiated by Stephen Rogers, with entombment in Alexander Memorial Park. Friends may visit Wednesday from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Avenue Church of Christ, 4001 Washington Ave., Evansville, IN 47714. Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderEastChapel.com.