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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