Wallace K. Headley

Thursday, March 5, 1998

Wallace K. Headley

Retired from pipeline construction as blaster
Wallace K. "Shorty" Headley, 85, of Holbrook R.D.1, died at 12:04 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 1998, in Greene County Memorial Hospital. Though having been ill for the past year, his death was unexpected.

He was born August 6, 1912, in Bristoria, a son of William and Mina Hull Headley and was a resident of Richhill Township all his life.
Mr. Headley was a graduate of Eastern Pilgrim Seminary in Allentown and attended Waynesburg College.
He was a former employee of Great Lakes Construction Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, in heavy and highway construction and was last employed in pipeline construction as a blaster for more than 16 years prior to his retirement in 1977.
Mr. Headley was a member of the Long Run Church of God where he formerly served as an elder, Sunday school teacher, superintendent, representative and chairman of the Circuit Council, a delegate to the church conference and last served as church treasurer.
He was a member of Aleppo Grange 1054 for the past 34 years and a member of Pipeline Union 1058 in Pittsburgh.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia Louise Isiminger Headley, who he married May 15, 1940; four sons, Richard M. Headley of Great Falls, Mont., Lawrence E. "Buzz" Headley of Graysville, James L. Headley of Spraggs R.D.1 and Joseph C. Headley of Holbrook R.D.1; a daughter, C. Sue Ely of Sycamore R.D.001; a sister, Aldene Bradley of Sylvania, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Deceased are twin sons, Wayne and Dwayne Headley; a grandson, Michael Joseph Headley; two brothers, Melvin "Ted" Headley and Lindley Ross Headley; six sisters, Vivian Watson, Leota Henderson, Georgia Finch, Edna Masters, Florence West and Dora Rush.