Tiera Whitley

Tiera Nicole Whitley, age 20, Fort Scott, Kansas died Sunday May 22, 2011 as the result of the Joplin, Missouri tornado. She was born September 20, 1990 at Overland Park, Kansas the daughter of Jerry and Mary Johnston Whitley. She attended Prescott, Kansas Elementary School and graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in 2009. Tiera was a talented artist and photographer and enjoyed fishing and wood working. She was currently employed as a shift manager at Taco Bell in Fort Scott. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Forrest "Bud" Johnston. She is survived by mother and father, Mary and Jerry Whitley of Prescott, a sister Shelby Whitley, a brother Joseph Whitley both of Prescott, maternal grandmother Ladean Kempinger and husband Karl, paternal grandparents, Eldred and Carol Whitley, and maternal great grandmother Virginia Dozier, and eternal friend Ashley Stark. Tiera was her entire family's pride and joy. Funeral services will be held at 11AM Tuesday May 31, 2011 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel in Pleasanton, Kansas. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Fulton, Kansas. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM Monday at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Tiera Whitley Scholarship Fund, c/o Coffel-Schneider, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. On line condolences can be left at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements: Coffel-Schneider, Pleasanton, Kansas.