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Curtis
Dorvin Whitaker, age 88 of Somerset departed this life on
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at his residence.
He
was born on August 22, 1921 in Yaho, KY, the son of Andy L. and
Ola E. Adams Whitaker. Mr. Whitaker was a garage mechanic for the
Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN, a United States Army
veteran of WWII, and a member of the Clifty Grove Baptist Church.
He loved to repair radios and televisions, playing music,
gardening, yard work, and watching animals.
Mr.
Whitaker is survived by his wife, Gracie Mae Adkins Whitaker, whom
he married on December 20, 1952 in Somerset; a daughter, Linda
Dianne McCarthy (John) of Somerset; three sisters, Thelma Whitaker
of Somerset, Phyllis Heilman of Ohio, and Sylvia Turner of
Somerset; six grandchildren, Andrew Whitaker, Arlena Whitaker,
Stacy McCarthy, Kim McCarthy, John McCarthy, and Chastity
McCarthy; six great grandchildren, Jennifer Whitaker, Jessica
Whitaker, Robert and Jerry Doty, and Andrew and Jacob Whitaker;
several nieces and nephews; and a daughter-in-law, Rhonda
Whitaker.
Preceding
him death were his parents, Andy and Ola Whitaker; a son, Jerry
Dorvin Whitaker; four brothers, Denver L. Whitaker, Elvin
Whitaker, Rothel Arthur, and Ferrel Arthur; and three sisters,
Lilly Whitaker, Wilma Perry, and Fern Arthur.
Visitation
for Mr. Whitaker will be Tuesday, February 9th at 5:00
pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80,
Somerset.
Funeral
service will be Wednesday, February 10th at 11:00 am at
the Clifty Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Scotty Nix and Bro. Rick
Lawson officiating. Burial will be in the Whitaker Cemetery. The
American Legion Post #38 Honor Guard will conduct full military
honor for Mr. Whitaker.
The
family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Curtis D.
Whitaker Memorial Fund c/o Lake Cumberland Funeral Home.
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