Emma Carolyn Whitley Obituary
The family announces the passing of Emma Carolyn Whitley (Rocky Point, North Carolina) on June 15, 2026. Emma, born on April 3, 1941, was part of many shared moments and relationships throughout life. 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 Emma Carolyn Whitley to show support.
She was predeceased by: her friend Barbara Motley; her parents, Andrew Simpson Sr. and Manela Larkins-Simpson; her grandparents, Carrie Williams-Larkins, Charlie Larkins, Emma Bordeaux-Simpson and Joseph P. Simpson Sr.; her daughters, Lynn Chanté Head-Whitley and Janet Mae Hedmann-Sutton; her brother-in-law Larry Armstrong; her nephew Harry Lee Davis; Chuck Sutton.
She is survived by: her daughter DeAnna Joy Whitley; her siblings, Anna Rae Simpson-Davis and Andrew Martin Darnell Simpson II; her sisters-in-law, Wanda Simpson and Betty Armstrong; her nieces and nephews, Carol Davis-Young, Sabrena Armstrong, Charles Davis (Lula Davis), DJ, Dante and Daniel Simpson; her friends, Pat Lewis, Alberta Shariff and Deborah Smith-Gregory; and her daughters, Michelle Johnson-Walker, Cecilia Woloch, Deborah Foster-Donaldson and Erica Wright-Bracey. She is also survived by several great nieces & nephews; loads of beloved cousins, many of whom were more like siblings.
