Mrs. Whitaker was a member of Swansea Baptist Church, Swansea, Illinois. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who will be truly missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Josephine, nee Sebol, Popp; her loving husband, Walter Lee Whitaker; and her brothers, William, Richard, and Harry Popp.
Surviving are her children, Walter J. Whitaker, of O’Fallon, Ill., William (Linda) Whitaker, of Belleville, Ill., Ronald (Annette) Whitaker, of Shiloh, Ill., David Whitaker, of Pacific, Missouri, and Jerry Whitaker, of Belleville, Ill.; her grandchildren, April (Kevin) Emig, Heather (Ryan) Scott, Walter R. (Yumi) Whitaker, Tammy (Mike) Branson, George (Megan) Whitaker, Jason (Amy) Whitaker, Bryan (Robyn) Whitaker, Eric Whitaker, Jennifer Whitaker, and Amy Whitaker; her great grandchildren, Kristen, Madison, MacKenzie, Austin, Hunter, Landon, Kayleigh, Aidan, and Lucas; a brother, Robert (Betty) Popp; a sister-in-law, Idamay Popp; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Memorials are appreciated to the Cedar Ridge Health and Rehab Center’s Activity or Project Fund; or to Family Hospice, of
Belleville, Ill. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com.
Visitation: Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Lake View Funeral Home, Fairview Heights, Ill.
Funeral: Services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the funeral home, with Rev. Wilson Wickiser officiating. Interment will be held in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill.
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