Mr. Marvin “Marty” Durwood Whitley, Jr. passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Universal Health Care.
A private memorial will be held at a later date.
Marty was born December 7, 1952 in Concord to the late Marvin D. Whitley and Irene Blackwelder Whitley. He was a certified piano tuner, and a gifted musician and songwriter. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Shyana Skie.
Marty is survived by children, Bradly Whitley and wife Jennifer of Oakboro; Starr Russell and husband Matthew of Mt. Pleasant, Faith Coble and Kyle of Locust, Alex Schneider of Kentucky; siblings, Nelson Lee and wife Emily of Kannapolis, Teka W. King and husband Buddy of Concord, and Jeff Whitley of Concord; grandchildren, Gracie Whitley, Jaden Whitley, Bailey Russell, Jaxon Coble, Talan Coble, Glory Coble, Oaklen Coble, Daniel Brown, and Langston Brown; and a number of nieces and nephews.