Phyllis Campbell Whitley

Phyllis Campbell Whitley worked for a national corporation in the “big cities” including several years at Bell Laboratories in New York City and New Jersey before taking early retirement to pursue her passions as an artist, a photographer, and an author.

A native of Summers County, West Virginia, she grew up in nearby Beckley, but her childhood summers were always at her grandparents’ farms in the county. Her passion to chronicle the history of country life that bespeaks the heritage, the culture, and more importantly, the people, has produced treasures for generations to come. In 2011 the state of West Virginia recognized her as a “West Virginia History Hero “.

Today, she lives in Spotsylvania, Virginia and spends her time with family and friends between her summer cottage on the Greenbrier River in West Virginia and traveling. Actively involved in a Sister City Program with Fréjus, France for over 40 years, she enjoys visiting her longtime friends there.

Other Works by Phyllis

Barns of Summers County - West Virginia Heritage

Photographer on Horseback – John C. Wikel

1999 – A Normal Year (Coauthored with Philippe Louis Jules Jouan)

Kathryn and Kevin Visit Pipestem State Park (A coloring storybook for children)