We are sad to announce that on December 10, 2023 we had to say goodbye to James Leonard Whelan of Brandenburg, Kentucky. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Leonard Whelan to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Charles Alton and Mary Adelia Whelan (Ritchie); the mother of his children Mary Rose Whelan; his wife Shirley Berry Whelan; his sons, Terry Leonard Whelan and Jeffrey David Whelan; and his siblings, Mary Lou Shireman, Marion, Frank and Randall Whelan.

He is survived by : his children, Mary Lynne Medley (Chris), Loretta Gail Whelan, Marla Kaye Wimpee (Tommy), Sherry Claycomb (Frank), Angie Searcy (Willie) and Todd Berry; his grandchildren, Chad Whelan, Jessica Oliver, Mindy Nevitt (Jeremy), Kristen Whelan, Caleb Whelan (Shelby), Nathan Wimpee and Matthew Wimpee; his great grandchildren, Aria, Asher Nevitt and Ava Brazle; and his siblings, Eugene Whelan, Rosetta Ditto and Anna Margaret McGehee. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Alzheimer's Association.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Hager Funeral Home