Bland McNair Whitley, 67, of Greensboro, and formerly of Nashville, passed away on January 2, 2016. She was born July 21, 1948 in Nash County; the daughter of John Martin McNair and Eleanor Benson McNair. Survivors include her son, James Crenshaw Whitley and daughter, Sarah Eleanor Whitley; sister, Jean Martin McNair and brother George Parham McNair.