Whitaker obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Whitaker, Billy Thomas 16 Nov 2008 Nov 2008 Jerry Nelson Whitaker, George Lloyd 18 Mar 2007 Mar 2007 Jerry Nelson Whitaker, Rosie Ann Henderson 19 May 2011 May 2011 Jerry Nelson Whitaker, Thomas Clarence 23 Oct 2001 Nov 2001 Don Johnson Whitaker, Tomasa Mejia 23 Apr 2003 Apr 2003 Don Johnson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 11/16/2008 WHITAKER, BILLY THOMAS Billy Thomas Whitaker was born on Sept. 14, 1934, and passed away at 9:55 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at his home in Amite. Mr. Billy was the son of the late George B. and Viola Burks Whitaker. He was 74 and a native of Baton Rouge. Survived by his wife of 32 years, Edna Jones Whitaker, Amite; four daughters, Rhonda Knippers and husband Chris, Loranger, Judy Miller and husband Ronnie, Amite, Carolyn Spiess and husband William, Independence, and Robin Clark and husband Wayne, Bay Minette, Ala.; a son, Dennis White and wife Susan, Lake Charles; three sisters, Loraine Ayer, Zachary, Irene Rogillio and husband Ellis, Clinton, and Ola King, Baker; a brother, Edwin "Hunky" Whitaker and wife Joyce, Zachary; 30 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents; three sons, Ray, Kenny and Lloyd Whitaker; and two granddaughters, Lizzie Whitaker and Lacey Whitaker. Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home chapel on Monday from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m., officiated by the Rev. Mike Hegwood. Interment in Hillcrest Cemetery, Baker. An online guestbook is available at www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com. McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N and La. 16 West, next to Coggins-Gentry Ford. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 3/18/2007 WHITAKER, GEORGE LLOYD "SQUID" George Lloyd "Squid" Whitaker died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at his residence in Fairhope, Ala. He was 48, a native of Baton Rouge, and a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a retired mechanic. Visitation at Charlet Funeral Home Inc. in Zachary on Monday, March 19, from 8:30 a.m. until service time at 10 a.m. Burial in the Azalea Rest Cemetery in Zachary. He is survived by three daughters, Tara S. Whitaker and Melissa J. Whitaker, both of Zachary, and Mary L. Whitaker of Baton Rouge; two sons, John L. Whitaker and wife Whitney Johnson Whitaker of Jacksonville, Fla., and Michael W. Bennett of Baton Rouge; father, Billy Whitaker and stepmother, Edna Whitaker of Amite; three sisters, Robin Clark and husband Wayne Clark of Bay Minnette, Ala., Rhonda Knippers and husband Chris Knippers of Loranger and Judy Miller and husband Ronald Miller of Amite; and grandchildren, Jeffrey Stutsman, Trinity Morgan, Joseph Albarez, Aydon Bennett, Keaton Bennett, Kenzie Davis and Alyssa M. Fletcher. He is also survived by former wives, Cathy Childress Whitaker of Alabama and Lisa Plaisance Whitaker of Zachary. He was preceded in death by his mother, Noggie Ione Beauchamp Wright; daughter, Elizabeth Rae Fletcher; two brothers, Harold Ray Whitaker and Kenneth Allen Whitaker Sr. Pallbearers will be John Whitaker, Michael Bennett, Todd Whitaker, Ronnie Boone, James Lucas and Denny Childress. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 5/19/2011 WHITAKER, ROSIE ANN HENDERSON Rosie Ann Henderson, native of Ponchatoula and resident of Hammond, died Sunday at the age of 75. She leaves cherished memories as a dedicated housewife and the devoted mother to JoAnn M. Jacob and Joyce Ann M. Vaughn as well as Bruce Miller and her brother Curtis Whitaker, Sr. She will also be missed by seven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Georgianna Whitaker, her husband, Junior Henderson, daughters Shirley and Corraine Miller, and siblings Thomas Whitaker and Jessie Mae Square. Funeral Services will be conducted by Rev. Carl Coleman at First True Love Baptist Church on Saturday at 11 A M. N A James Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 10/23/2001 WHITAKER, THOMAS CLARENCE PONCHATOULA - Thomas Clarence Whitaker, 62, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was a retired carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Clara Lean Berry of Ponchatoula; one son, Thomas C. Whitaker III of Three Rivers, Mich.; one sister, Rosa Ann Henderson of Ponchatoula; one brother, Curtis Whitaker Sr. of Ponchatoula; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Whitaker Sr.; his mother, Georgia Ann Whitaker; and one sister, Jessie M. Square. Visitation will be today at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, from 5 p.m. until the funeral at 7. Roosevelt Watson Sr., pastor of Straightway COGIC, Ponchatoula, will conduct the service. Dismissal will be Wednesday at 11 a.m., and burial will be in New Star Baptist Church Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 4/23/2003 WHITAKER, TOMASA MEJIA A resident of Tickfaw, she died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at her home. She was 68 and a native of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Visitation was at Natalbany Baptist Church, Natalbany, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Visitation at the church from 8 a.m. until service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. David Prichard. Interment in Tickfaw Catholic Cemetery. Survived by a son, Emile Anthony Whitaker IV, Tickfaw; and two brothers, Pablo Mejia, Ceiba, Honduras, and Fernando Mejia, Tela, Honduras. Preceded in death by her parents, Francisco and Antonia Maradiaya Mejia; sisters, Juana, Mercedes, Francisca, Adriana and Dionicia Mejia; and brothers, Jose and Martin Mejia. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/whitaker.txt