Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Father Charles Albert Whaley

Charles Albert "Bert" Whaley (1905-1986) was the son of Charles L and Anna Elliott Whaley.  He was born in Laurel, Delaware.  He would spent his life helping and giving direction to people.  He worked at the Ferris school for Boys in the 1920s and married Mary Elizabeth Hearthway (1909-2002) in 1926 while he worked at Ferris.  In the the 1940s he worked in Georgetown and lived in Rehoboth as the Chief Probation officer for Juvenile Court.    In 1951 the family moved to Delmar and lived at 407 E Pine street.  He had been confirmed into the Episcopal Church in 1937.  After moving to Delmar he was asked by Father Marvin Hummell to read the lesson and after that he became a Lay Reader.  At age 67 he was confirmed in as an ordained deacon.  At the same time he had served four two year terms as President (Mayor) of the Delmar Maryland commissioners.

above 1968
and at the same time he worked as manager of the restaurant at the Trailways Bus Terminal in Salisbury. 

The Whaleys had two sons James G Whaley and William Albert Whaley (1927-1991).  Both were school teachers.

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