Obituaries

Sandra Lee Whitney of Sherman died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Homestead of Denison. Sandra was born October 16, 1938 in Findlay, Ohio the daughter of Melba Rader Schaaff and Alfred A. Schaaff. She was a graduate of Findlay High School in Findlay, Ohio. On March 28, 1959, she married A. Ray Whitney in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1979, Sandra graduated from the Texoma Regional Police Academy at Grayson County College and received the only perfect score for her Academy notebook and was the only person to receive such a high score in the Grayson County TRPA program. She was employed by the Grayson County Sheriff's Department and helped start the Identify Child Fingerprint Program for Grayson County. She was very proud of her law enforcement career. She also worked for Texas Instruments in Sherman and spent many years as a school bus driver for the school districts in Grayson County. She enjoyed the opportunity to interact with the students of Tom Bean, Sherman, S & S and Whitesboro schools. Any friends or children that came home with her sons were always invited to stay and eat. She always made everyone feel welcome in her home. She also loved animals and had a special place in her heart for wounded or abandoned animals and always found time to care for any injured ones she found. It didn't matter if it was wild or domesticated. One particular time, she housebroke a white tail deer. She is survived by sons Alfred Jason Whitney and wife Shelly of Sherman, TX, William Scott Whitney and wife Deborah of Whitesboro,TX and Weldon Lott "Tedo" Whitney and wife Shelly of Mansfield,TX; brothers Alfred Allen Schaaff of St. Petersburg, FL and Darl Dean Schaaff of Anchorage, AK; sisters, Sue Ellen Usrey of Homasassa Springs, FL, and Vicki Lynn Varley of Killeen, TX.; sisters in law, Mary Alice Whitney of Sherman, TX and Evelyn Whitney of Paris, TX; Grandchildren, Kristi, David, Heather, Lindsay, Jason, William, Spencer, and Shelby; 9 Great Grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ray, and son David. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, September 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.at Dannel Funeral Chapel, Sherman. Interment will follow at West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Texas. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be Sons and Grandsons. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer's and Dementia Research BrightFocus Foundation, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 or The Humane Society of the United States, 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037 The family of Sandra Whitney would like to thank the Nurses and Staff at Hilltop Haven Rehabilitation Center, Homestead of Denison and Heart to Heart Hospice for all their loving care given to our Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Sister. Arrangements are under the direction of Dannel Funeral Home.