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Greenhill Cemetery

Muskogee, Muskogee County, OK

© Muskogee Phoenix
Published on May 3, 2016
Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Ada Van Whitley

May 8, 1929 ~ April 27, 2016

Ada Van Whitley was born on May 8, 1929 in Council Hill, OK to Jess C. and Myrtle Whitley. She passed away on April 27,2016 in Stillwater, OK.

Ada was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Mary Cathers.

She is survived by her cousins Ira Lee Boss and his wife Mable of Muskogee, Betty Jo Gregg of Ventura ,CA, Sam Whitley and his wife Marilyn of Muskogee and Virginia Atkison of Wichita, KS, and numerous other cousins.

Ada attended Oktaha Schools all twelve years. She graduated from high school in 1947. She earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern State College in Tahlequah with a degree in Business Education and Health and Physical Education She received a Masters of Science degree from Oklahoma State University in 1961. She was then hired by OSU in 1961 and served on the faculty of Health Physical Education and Recreation (HPER). While at OSU she taught HPER classes, was women's intramural director, and later served as coordinator of non-credit classes. She was the women's basketball coach from 1961-1973. Ada retired from OSU in 1988 after 27 years,.

Her early teaching experience was spent teaching in Barnsdall and Muskogee, OK and in Caney and Partridge, KS.

Ada was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was the driving force behind the creation of the Companion Animal Assistance Program (CAAP).

Ada was a giver and a friend to many. She was always willing to serve and mentor those who were in need of assistance. Ada was a good steward of the gifts, talents, and passions she had been given. She was faithful to her Lord and Savior. Ada Whitley was loved by many and she will be greatly missed.

She was cared for in death by Trout Funeral Home and Crematory in Ponca City. There will be no formal funeral services, but a celebration of her life will be arranged at a later date. Her internment will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Muskogee, OK.