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DECEMBER 27, 1925 – AUGUST 28, 2016 Wesley K. "Wes" Whitehead, age 90, passed away on August 28, 2016. He was born December 27, 1925 to Winfred and Perla Whitehead in McNary, Hudspeth County, Texas. He was raised with his two sisters in Castroville, TX. Life was good, even during the depression years when he helped run the family ice house and campgrounds on the banks of the Medina River. After graduating from La Coste High School in 1943 he joined the U.S. Navy, serving until 1946. In 1948 he married Mary Ann Catherine Christilles of La Coste, TX. After graduating from Draughon's Business College he began a long successful career in the real estate business in San Antonio, first as a loan officer at Farm & Home Savings and Loan, and later as a home builder, with Chief Construction Co. and Lion Homes, Inc. In 1968 Wes married his second wife, Betty M. McDonald Hinman, and together they started Whitehead and Holiday Century 21 in San Antonio, and later Whitehead Reality, which continues today. Wesley and Betty loved to travel together. They were longtime members of the Dominion Country Club, where he was an avid golfer. Favorite pastimes were gardening and sports, especially the Spurs and Cowboys. Wherever they lived, a large garden sprang up in the backyard. Neighbors looked forward to care packages of spinach and tomatoes left on their doorsteps by "Farmer Whitehead". Wesley loved a good party and always lit up the room with his quick and witty sense of humor. He loved good friends and had many throughout his life. He liked to relax every evening with his favorite beverage: a "Whitehead Special". He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Betty M. Whitehead, son, Charles "Chuck" and wife, Becky, of San Antonio, son, Myles and wife, Sylvie, of Waddington, NY, daughter, Constance "Connie" Smith and husband, David, of Joshua, TX, son, William and wife, Margaret, of McKinney, TX, son, Robert and wife, Ann, of Garland, TX, son, James and wife, Janice, of San Antonio, step-daughters, Ellen Beth Hinman of San Antonio, and Leslie R. Key and husband, Jim, of Phoenix, AZ, 14 grand-children, 20 great grand-children, brother-in-law, Richard J. Schott, 3 nieces, and 1 nephew. Wesley was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Mary Ann Catherine Christilles Whitehead, his son, Wayne Thomas, and his two sisters, Marjorie Schott and Joyce Meier. SERVICES Visitation will be from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, September 2, 2016 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive. The Funeral Service will be at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Funeral Home Chapel. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Mission Burial Park Dominion North.

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Wesley K. "Wes" Whitehead

December 27, 1925 - August 28, 2016