Wilford Jarvis Whitla
(1904-1982)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Opal Fay Curry

Wilford Jarvis Whitla

  • Born: 3 November 1904, Norristown, Carroll, Ohio, United States
  • Marriage (1): Opal Fay Curry in 1927 in East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
  • Died: 23 November 1982, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States at age 78
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bullet  General Notes:


Grandpa Whitla (Wilford), had heart surgery in about 1958. They told him he would not live another six months. He lived over 25 years after that surgery. When he died, he donated his body to medical research.

Wilford died of myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease. According to his wishes, his body was donated to Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. for medical research.
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Wilford married Opal Fay Curry, daughter of Benjamin Harrison Curry and Golda R. Dennis, in 1927 in East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States. The marriage ended in divorce. (Opal Fay Curry was born on 12 September 1911 in New London, Huron, Ohio, United States,1 died on 10 August 1967 in East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States 1 and was buried in August 1967 in Columbiana, Ohio, United States.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Divorced, Bef 1945.


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Sources


1 Ray W. Justus, Chandler, AZ [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian L. Lightfoot, e-mail, 31 Oct 2009, "George Washington Curry"; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.


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