Audrey Whitestone

Audrey F. Whitstone, 81, of Butler passed away at 4:42 p.m. Sunday at her home.

She was born on July 1, 1933, in Wilkinsburg, to the late Ralph Fletcher and Margaret Crain Fletcher.

Audrey graduated in 1951 from Wilkinsburg High School, then went on to Carnegie Technical Institute, where she received her associate degree in business.

She was an artist and also was a real estate agent and broker for Home Realty, ERA Associates and Howard Hanna, retiring in July 2006.

She belonged to the Associated Artists of Butler and the National Association of Realtors and was a volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County.

Audrey enjoyed candlemaking, antiques, American Folk Art, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.

Audrey is survived by her two sons, Douglas Whitstone and his wife, Doreen, of Abington and William Whitstone and his wife, Lisa, of Carson City, Nev.; her two daughters, Cynthia Cobden and her husband, Steve, of Tampa, Fla., and Tracey Fox of Charlotte, N.C.; her nine grandchildren; her three great-grandchildren; her brother, Gerald “Butch” Fletcher and his wife, Eileen, of Williamson, N.Y.; her sister, Lois Hoover and her husband, William, of Grafton, Wis.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Ann, and her brother, William.

Whitstone — A memorial service for Audrey F. Whitstone, who passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, will be later at the Associated Artist of Butler County, 344 S. Main St., Butler. Interment will take place in the Twin Valley Cemetery in Delmont.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Associated Artist of Butler County, 344 S. Main St., Butler, PA 16001.Arrangements are by the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Butler.Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.