A memorial service for Joseph Whitley, Sr., 63, of Lake St. John, Ferriday, LA will be held March 28, 2014 from 4 to 6pm at the funeral home.  Mr. Whitley, son of Alfred "Juicy" and Oneal Mays Whitley was born in Ferriday and died at Heritage Manor Health & Rehab Center in Ferriday. He was a retired school bus driver.

He is survived by three sons, Carlos Hines of Ferriday; Joseph Whitley, Jr. and James Whitley both of San Francisco, CA; three brothers, Billy R. Whitley of Ferriday; Alfred Whitley, Jr. of Palo Alto, CA; Roosevelt Whitley of Atlanta, GA; three sisters, Rose Mary Flagg of San Francisco, CA; Francis McKeel and Thelma Alabi both of Atlanta; and a number of grandchildren.

Mr. Whitley is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Willie Whitley and Earnest Whitley.