Vera Elizabeth Wilhite

Funeral Services for Vera Elizabeth Wilhite, age 86, of Cookeville will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Cookeville Free Will Baptist Church with burial following in the Crest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday evening, December 20, 2010 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Dyer Funeral Home and Tuesday, Dec. 21 from Noon until time of services at the Church. Mrs. Wilhite died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at her home and surrounded by her family. Vera was born July 23, 1924 in Putnam County to the late Venus Conley and Mary Etta Mabe Conley. She attended Cookeville Free Will Baptist Church, and was retired from Acme Boot Company. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and is survived by three children: Helen Allen White, Brenda Allen Ferrell (husband Ewin), and Ronnie Allen (wife Pauline) all of Cookeville. Mrs. Wilhite is also survived by seven grandchildren, Holly (Jess) Ferrell of Baxter, Sherry Jared, Robbie (Randall) Phillips, Ronnie Allen Jr., Shannon Garrett and Sandy ( Mike) Conatser all of Cookeville, and Kerri Soto (Carlos) of Pittsburg PA. In addition, Vera is survived by fifteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Wilhite was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bethal Wilhite, a daughter Hazel Dean Allen, one granddaughter Beth Bathdorf, one son-in-law Bob White, one sister Margie Dimple Conley, and two brothers Grady Conley and Bobby Lee Conley. Pallbearers will be Mike Conatser, Randall Phillips, Keith Edwards, Justin Hensley, Holly Ferrell, and Ronnie Allen Jr. Braedin Jared and Zack Abston will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. Bro. Charles Cook, Bro. A.J. Looper, and Bro. Gary Farris will be conducting Services.