Catherine Sarles “Kitty” Whitney died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011.
Whitney was born on July 23, 1920, in Annapolis Md., she attended the University of Maryland in College Park and St John’s College in Annapolis, MD.
Catherine and Alden Webster Whitney, USNA class of 42, were married in the Naval Academy Chapel on April 7, 1942, commencing 33 years of enjoyable and extensive travel as a Navy wife.
In 1970 they retired from their final tour of military life in Gaeta, Italy and moved to Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind., where Capt. Whitney was director of Summer Schools and a CMA Board member.
Upon her husband’s death in 1998 she moved to Vero Beach.
She was a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Vero Beach, the US Naval Academy Alumni Assoc., the Culver Military Academy Alumni Assoc., the Wednesday Literary Club of Culver and a member of Epsilon Nu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa Sorority.
She was extensively involved in the Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Navy Relief throughout her life.
Whitney was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Capt Alden Webster Whitney USN Ret.,
Survivors include Pamela Whitney Dollear (Albert), of Ft Pierce, Alden “Chip” W. Whitney, Jr. (Darlene), of Vero Beach and Peter Bradford Whitney (Pamela), of Greensboro, N.C.; six grand children, ten great-grand children and one great great grandchild.
Services will be held at the Indian River Estates Carter Chapel, on Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011 at 2 p.m., with family inurnment held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the United States Naval Academy Alumni Assoc. Class of 1942, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402, IRE Carter Chapel, St Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Vero Beach, FL.
Arrangements are under the direction of Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
An online guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneral.com
