Lena B. Whitaker, 89, of Clearwater, FL passed away on December 22, 2014. She was born in Rutherfordton, NC. Lena moved to St. Petersburg in 1955 from Asheville, NC and resided in Clearwater since 1969. She was widowed in 1993 by John S. Whitaker, Sr. Mrs. Whitaker was a homemaker and is survived by children, three daughters, Judy Rau (husband Geoff) of Dunedin, Sue Jakubzak (husband Mitch) of Clearwater, Carolyn Dempsey (husband Don) of Murphy, NC and one son, John Whitaker (wife Margaret) of Huntersville, NC; four granddaughters, Kellie Rau Rodricks (Husband Jason) of Beverly, Mass., Jennifer Jakubzak and Julie Jakubzak Teal (Husband Reed) of Clearwater, Iona Whitaker (Boone, NC), one grandson, Dain Dempsey (Murphy, NC) and one great-grandson, Anthony Teal. The funeral service, officiated by Associate Pastor Michael Schueler, will be held at Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 11am, with visitation 30 minutes prior at 10:30am. Burial will follow at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hospice of the Florida Suncoast or your favorite charity. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements
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