Cowlitz-Lewis County WA Archives Obituaries.....Whitaker , Nelson Wallace  February 2, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 2/8/2006.       www.tdn.com/obits
Nelson Wallace Whitaker died February 2, 2006 in Centralia, WA. 

He was 78 years old. Wallace was born in Powers, Oregon on September 29, 1927 
to Herschel Ephram & Reeda Mary (Johnson) Whitaker. Wallace spent his childhood 
years in the Boistfort area. He served a short period of time in the United 
States Navy. Wallace lived in Longview for about 40 years before moving back to 
Lewis County where he had spent the past eleven years in Centralia. Wallace 
enjoyed metal detecting, going to the casino, watching basketball and baseball -
 especially the Mariners. He also liked to travel. He and his brother Herschel 
made several trips to Reno together. 

Mr. Whitaker is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Herschel and 
Vernon Whitaker. 

Wallace is survived by his niece Kathy (Tom) Taylor and nephew Gerald Whitaker 
all of Chehalis; close friends Jack Crocker and Galina Baida both of Centralia; 
great nieces and nephews Candy (Nile) Millam, Shannon Bensching, Desiree (Matt) 
Ladd and Ken Taylor as well as numerous cousins. 

Visitations for Nelson Wallace Whitaker may be made Thursday, February 9, 2006 
from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at the Sticklin Funeral Chapel. 

A Funeral Service is scheduled to begin at 11:00am Friday, February 10th also 
at Sticklin Funeral Chapel. 

Private interment will be held at a later date at Cowlitz View Memorial 
Gardens, Kelso. 

	


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