Violet Whitney Kiteley (August 31, 1925 – November 26, 2015) was the founder of Shiloh Church in Oakland in 1965, and later the Shiloh Bible College. Kiteley was a devotee of Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the Foursquare Gospel church.
Violet Whitney married Raymond Valentine Kitely, and together they had one son, David Kitely, who is now a pastor emeritus of Shiloh. Raymond Kitely died in plane crash July 13, 1945 while serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force, just 3 months before David was born.
Kiteley died in 2015 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery.
Links and References
- Pastor Violet Kiteley - Ministry Videos on GodTube
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Quick History Lesson: Church Ladies to Remember Oakland Magazine August 2012
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Shiloh Church website
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Violet Whitney Kiteley on FindAGrave.com