Janet Gurley Whitman
Jun 6, 1938 - Dec 26, 2023June 6, 1938 - December 26, 2023
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Janet Gurley Whitman
Jun 6, 1938 - Dec 26, 2023June 6, 1938 - December 26, 2023
Place of birth
Kansas City, Missouri
Father's name
George Hammond Gurley
Mother's name
Agnes Helen (Low) Gurley
Great-grandfather
August R. Meyer, founding father of the Parks and Boulevard System in Kansas City, Missouri
Education
Border Star Elementary, Barstow, Vassar College, University of Oklahoma, and University of Missouri Kansas City
Occupation
Avid artist, worked in several mediums, and won awards for her pottery
Marital status
Widow of Rt. Rev. Allen Whitman
Survivors
Brother George H. Gurley II (Susan), sister Ann Rogers (Jim), daughters Alison Zimmer de Atayde (Rafael) and Gail Zimmer, stepdaughters Jan Whitman, Terri Whitman, Cindy Whitman, stepson Peter Whitman (Gayle), grandchildren Alexander Zimmer, Edward Atayde, and Rebecca Atayde, and her beloved dog, Rags
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Born on June 6, 1938
Kansas City, Missouri