Greybeck graduated from Pflugerville High School in 1997, lettering in cross-country, softball and track. She was a four-year all-state goalkeeper.

Visitation is today, March 26 at Beck Funeral Home in Pflugerville, from 6-8 p.m.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 27 at 10 a.m. at Beck Funeral Home in Pflugerville.

By Marcial Guajardo

Managing Editor

Longtime Pflugerville civic leader Nadine Whiteley, who helped with the initial growth and establishment of the city library, died Aug. 28 at her home.

Whiteley passed away after a long battle with lung cancer, relatives said.

A Pflugerville resident for more than 40 years, she was remembered for her work with the library and with 4-H.

“She would study an issue and she was outspoken,” said Pflugerville ISD Board Trustee Vernagene Mott. “She was, I guess, a playmaker. She was certainly not afraid of anything. If she saw something needed to be done, she would go ahead and do it.”

Whiteley grew up in rural Green Mountain, N.C. but she met her husband, James, when both were working in Washington D.C. They moved to Austin in 1968 and to Pflugerville 10 years later.

Whiteley became a driving force in the expansion of the Pflugerville Community Library, as it initially occupied rooms inside a building to construction of its current facility. She was among those who raised funds for the purchase of the land the library currently sits on.

She and another person organized garage sales as fundraisers for the land. According to the Friends of the Pflugerville Community Library, Whiteley reportedly borrowed a truck and collected donated items from local companies for the garage sales.

The Friends of the Library Thrift Shop was established shortly afterward, with Whiteley operating the thrift store from 1988 to 1996. Money raised through the thrift store went toward purchasing the land for the library and toward funding ongoing operations.

She also led local 4-H efforts, including fundraising for Travis County 4-H scholarships. Long ago, local farmers would often do double-takes when seeing Whiteley doing farm work, as she was one of the few area women operating a tractor, Mott said.

Some of the work was done when her daughters, Shana and Nishi, were involved in 4-H.

“She taught her children about generosity, honesty, self-sufficiency and personal responsibility,” family members wrote in a tribute to Whiteley. “Her love for them was evident in the active role she played in their lives and the pride she showed when she spoke of them.”

Whiteley was an avid gardener and loved to travel.

She is survived by her husband of 43 years, James Whiteley; her daughters, Nishi and Shana; grandson Wesley; sister Cathleen Cox; brothers Bill and Bob Whitson; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings Louise Ressler and O.C. Whitson.

A memorial service for Whiteley will take place Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Pflugerville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Travis County 4-H Scholarship Fund, c/o Violet Alexander (treasurer), 7411 Albert Road, Austin, TX, 78745. A college scholarship will be given to a local 4-H student in her honor in 2011, family members said.

Mr. Smith was born in Big Springs, Okla. on Dec.  12, 1919 to William Joseph and Lula Blanche Mason Smith.

He married his high school sweetheart, Martha Florence Gentry at Horntown, Okla. on July 31, 1940.  They were longtime residents of Holdenville and lived in the Houston and Austin areas for many years.

As a World War II veteran, Mr. Smith rarely spoke of his service to our country.  He served as an RdM1 – Radarman First Class, patrolling the South Pacific near the Marianas in various battles against the Japanese Navy.

Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents and infant daughter, Mary Jane.  He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Martha Florence Gentry Smith, brother Glen Smith of Indianapolis, Indiana, brother William “Dub” Smith of Oklahoma City, Okla., sister Norma Moses of Hurst, Texas, son Barney Smith and his wife, Norma, of Houston; daughter Lena Davis and husband, Joel, of Kyle; son Ronnie Smith of Pflugerville; daughter Susan Deason and husband, Therman, of Georgetown; and daughter Julie Petrus and husband, Kevin, of Pflugerville.

Visitation was held at Cook Walden/Capital Parks in Pflugerville on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

Funeral services were scheduled for Feb. 8, 2010 at the Memorial Chapel of Cook Walden/Capital Parks.  Burial with Full Military Honors will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.

Jeremy Roy officiating. Interment will follow at San Geronimo Cemetery.

James was born Oct. 13, 1922 in Fredericksburg, Texas to Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Neffendorf. He served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during WWII. He graduated from Texas Lutheran College followed by graduating from Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, IA. As a pastor he served Hondo, Floresville, Edna, Jourdanton, and San Antonio Community for many years along with radio ministry for more than 37 years.

While serving as a minister, he also managed and owned the Saddle Shop in Seguin.  He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife of 59 years Lois Neffendorf; son, Dennis Neffendorf; brother-in-law, Roland Schmitt; extended family, Mitzi McDonald, Codi Downs, Peggy Catoe, Liz Campos, Olivia Villegas and Gloria Castellon and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to Guadalupe Regional Hospice Services, 1215 E. Court, Seguin, TX 78155 or Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.

You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.