Donald Hutton Whitaker's Obituary
Donald Hutton Whitaker
Graveside services for Donald ?Don? Hutton Whitaker, of Longview, will be held Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. at Memory Park Cemetery. Mr. Whitaker died Wednesday Dec. 4 at Semper Care Hospital in Good Shepherd Medical Center. He passed away in the presence of his beloved family after a lengthy illness. Services will be conducted by the Reverends Paul and Lisa Klaus.
Don Whitaker was born in Bristol, Virginia on June 24, 1926. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lexie Whitaker, and one brother, C.A. Whitaker, Jr. He graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee. He attended East Tennessee State University. Mr. Whitaker then served his country in the United States Navy during World War II, in the Pacific. In 1956, Mr. Whitaker and his family moved to Longview to begin a 35 year career with Texas Eastman Company. Don was also an active member of Woodland Christian Church.
Don is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty Weaver Whitaker and mother-in-law Kathryn Johnson. He is also survived by his three children and their families; Dona and Jimmy Adams of Longview, Rick and Pat Whitaker of Henderson, Ken and Edith Whitaker of San Antonio. Mr. Whitaker?s surviving siblings include; Gay W. Jankey of Longview, Edith and Bedford May of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Shirley and Lloyd Yonce, and Carol C. Whitaker all of Kingsport, Tennessee. Other survivors include grandchildren, Trey and Toni Adams, Zack Adams, Brian and Dee Whitaker, Christy and Brett Doerr, Stacy Huntley, Brandy Hailey, Christie Love, Wendy Millar, and Leah Anne Whitaker. Mr. Whitaker is also survived by six great-grandchildren; Riess, Skylar, Hailey, Chaney, Jordan, and Brady. There are numerous others to whom Mr. Whitaker was a most beloved uncle, friend, or cousin.
Pallbearers are Trey Adams, Zack Adams, Brian Whitaker, Brett Doerr, Jim Presley, Clark Presley and Phil Parnell.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Woodland Christian Church, Millie?s Ministries, or to the National Kidney Foundation.
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