Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Whitaker, Charles Walter August 11, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Whitaker, Charles W.     
1923 - 2005 
 
Charles W. Whitaker 
Services: Wed., Aug. 17, 11:00 a.m. 

Charles Walter Whitaker, of Ft. Worth was born February 26, 1923 in Paoli, 
Oklahoma to Walter Stone and Maye (Dodd) Whitaker. He passed away August 11, 
2005 in Ft. Worth, Texas at the age of 82 years. He served in the U.S. Army 
and was a veteran of World War II. Charles worked in the oil patch in the 
1950s and 1960s following the oil boom from Texas to California. It was a 
transfer to Bakersfield, California where he found the place he wanted to 
settle down and call home. He became a successful owner of Whitaker Awning and 
was active in and volunteered many hours to the Shriners and Masonic Lodge, 
The Elks Club as well as the Lions Club. Charles loved sports, especially golf 
and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Maye 
Whitaker; 4 brothers, Coy, Otis, Ogle and Ray Whitaker. Surviving family 
include his 3 children, Yvonne Blevins of Ft. Worth, Texas, Wally and Laura 
Whitaker and Pam Ellis of Bakersfield, California; 1 sister, Freda Bechtel and 
her husband, George of Broken Arrow; 1 brother, Phillip Whitaker and his wife, 
Margie of Florida; grandchildren, Andy and Angie Werley, Alisha Werley, Katy 
Ellis and A. J. Whitaker; and 1 great-grandchild, Peyton Hining. Funeral 
services will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 11:00 am at Stufflebean 
Chapel officiated by Rev. Andrew Werley. Burial will be at Paoli Cemetery 
under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home. Notes of Remembrance 
and/or Condolences may be sent to the family at: 
www.stufflebeanfuneralhome.com. 

Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 8/17/2005.  


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