Obituary of Derrill Charles Quigley ~ 2000
Transcribed by Joan S Dunn
Source: The State Dec 23 2000
COLUMBIA - Graveside services for Sgt. Maj. Derrill Charles Quigley (Ret.),
81, formerly of Arapahoe, N.C., were held Wednesday, December 20, 2000 in
Jacob Paul Cemetery, Arapahoe, with full military honors.
Bryant Funeral Home, Alliance, N.C., was in charge.
Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris Road,
Greenville, SC 29605 or to the Arapahoe Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 3,
Arapahoe, NC 28510.
Sgt. Maj. Quigley, husband of Shirley Paul Quigley, died Sunday, December
17, 2000. Born in Elkville, Ill., February 10, 1919, he was the son of the
late Charles and Lola Quigley. He served in the Pacific Theatre of World
War II, where he was awarded a Bronze Star, and in the Korean Conflict.
He retired from the U.S. Army after 28 years and later served as the Civil
Defense Director of Pamlico County, N.C. He was a member of the Shriners
and Masons.
Surviving are his wife; daughter, Sharon Quigley Kennedy and her husband,
Pete, Columbia; grandchildren, Terry Lynn Kennedy, Greensboro and Shannon
Kennedy Holwadel, Mt. Pleasant; brother, Otis Quigley, Colorado Springs,
Co.; sister, Betty Quigley King, Bakersfield, Calif.
He was predeceased by sons Derrill Charles Quigley, Jr., L/Cpl. USMC Terry
Lynn Quigley who died in Vietnam.
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