W. Warren Woolsey of Clearwater, Fla. passed away March 17, 2010. He was 86.
He was formerly
a member of Liberty Bible Church in Liberty Township, where he had served as
treasurer for several years. He was a retired assistant vice-president of
Indiana Federal Bank and moved to Clearwater from Valparaiso in 2001. Before
he moved to Valparaiso in 1983, he lived for many years in Decatur, Ga.,
where he served as president of the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce,
Decatur Civitan Club, Fidelity National Bank, and Capital City Bank of
Hapeville, Ga. He was also a former vice-president and manager of the
Decatur branch of the First National Bank of Atlanta, where he was employed
for 21 years.
He was a
champion horseshoe pitcher, participating in tournaments throughout Indiana,
Illinois and Florida and was an officer for 10 years of the Whiting
Horseshoe Club in Whiting. He was a World War II Army veteran, having served
in both the European Theater and in Japan in the Army of Occupation. He
graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., with BBA and Doctor of Law
degrees. He was an honor graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at
Rutgers University.
He is survived
by children Laura Jeannette Wilson of Chamblee, Ga., and Carol Ann Woolsey,
of Decatur, Ga. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Jean
(Gower); brother Chester D. Woolsey, formerly of Porter; and son Walter G.
Woolsey.
Memorial
services were held March 22 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Clearwater,
with arrangements handled by the Moss Feaster Funeral Home.
Posted 3/26/2010