Alberta C. (Crimmins) Whitley of Duxbury, 80, died at home on Jan. 19.  She grew up in South Boston and graduated from South Boston High School. She worked for the Duxbury School Department as a cafeteria worker for many years and at the Colonial Candle Company in Plymouth as a packer and shipper. Mrs. Whitley was a member of the Duxbury American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Evening Alliance at the Duxbury Unitarian Church.  She loved going to the beach and was an avid bingo player.
Mrs. Whitley was the wife of the late John E. Whitley.  She leaves her children, Kathleen and her husband Thomas, Karen and her husband George, and John and his wife Cathy M.; six grandchildren,  three great grandchildren and an aunt, Roberta Lange. Visiting hours will be held at the Richard Davis Funeral Home 373 Court St. (Rte 3A) N. Plymouth on Thursday, Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon with a funeral service to follow at the Zion Lutheran Church, 384 Court St. in Plymouth at 1 p.m.  Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers,  donations in her memory may be made to Shriner’s Burn Center, 51 Blossom St, Boston, MA 02114, or St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Memorial and Honor Program F. 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.