Michael Ray Whitley Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Michael Ray Whitley (Lexington, Kentucky), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Michael left this world on March 24, 2026 at the age of 83, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Michael Ray Whitley to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Wallace Whitley and Beulah Eldridge Whitley; and his wife Faye Marie Whitley. He is survived by: his siblings, Judie, Jackie Lee Whitley (Martha), Wallace Edward Whitley (Marjorie), Fredrick Roger Whitley, Gary Eldridge Whitley, Judith Ann Whitley Overstreet (Don) and Beverly Kay Whitley Blakenbaker (John); the mother of his children Bonnie Lynn Coppock Sininger; his son Earl Bryan Whitley; his nephew Mark Douglas Whitley; his children, Christopher Todd Whitley (Melissa), LeAnn Michelle McFarland (Rick) and Michael Wallace Whitley (Jacqueline); his grandchildren, Dr. Leigh Taylor Phillips, Johnie B Phillips, Christopher Jacob Phillips (Alejandra Sanchez), Dr. Alexandra Rae Whitley, Hannah Mae Whitley, Michael Alexander Whitley, Willam Von Bergen Whitley and Katherine Quinn Whitley; his great grandchildren, Isidora Rìza Malahy and Gustavo Bonn Malahy; his sister-in-law Carole Whitley; his close friend George; and his pet Madison.
