David Walter Worley 87

David Walter Worley (Sunny), 87 of Athol Idaho, passed away Thursday Jul. 23, 2015 at the Hospice House in Hayden Idaho from sepsis.  Born Oct. 5, 1927 to Ollie Maye and David Franklin Worley in Blum Texas.

November 29, 1952 Dave married Rose Marie Hoellinger in Stanley, North Dakota.  Dave graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Dave enjoyed genealogy, hunting, fishing & tinkering. He grew up in Leveland Texas and served in the United States Navy in WWII and the Korean War. He was an aerospace engineer specializing in electronic design, control systems & high energy research. He worked on several notable projects including Skylab, Minute Man Missile, and Air Force One. Dave and family moved to north Idaho in 1970.

Dave is survived by; sons Greg Worley in Mandeville Louisiana, Rick Worley in Cody Wyoming, Mark Worley in Elk Grove California, and daughter Debbie Cornelius in Hayden Idaho, grandchildren; Ann Marie Stauty, David Worley, Jessie Cornelius and Colton Worley, great grandchildren Brandon Stauty & Jack Stauty  He was preceded in Death by his wife Rose.

Dave was cremated at Yates funeral home in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

Dave wanted a small informal gathering of his immediate family to dispose of his ashes.