Robert "R.L." Whitaker's Obituary
Mr. R. L. Whitaker, age 87, of Lithia Springs, GA, died September 29, 2009. Mr. Whitaker retired from Printpack, Inc. and was a charter member of Lithia Christian Center. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Madie Mae Crabb Whitaker. Survived by children, Ronnel and Cathy Whitakerof Grayson, GA, Ronnie and Mary WhitakerofJacksonville, FL, H.B. and Freida Prewett of Lithia Springs, GA, Donnie and Ruth Reeves of White, GA, Tony and Sharon Whitaker of Lithia Springs, GA and Ted and Ellyn Whitaker of Douglasville, GA; grandchildren, Chella Whitten, James and Tonya Davis, Jamey and Sandy Whitaker, Sean and Debbie Marr, Jeff and Kristen Whitaker, Charles and Kim Stearns, Paula Prewett, Tim and Erika Prewett, Donnie and Kim Reeves, Jason Reeves and Anitra Smith, Tammy Whitaker, T. J. Whitaker, Heather Whitaker, Nathan Vanderven and Ashleigh Vanderven; great grandchildren, Chelsea Whitten, Jay Davis, Tripp Davis, Abby Davis, Presley, Whitaker, Amanda Marr, Lauren Marr, Beatrice Whitaker, Jessica Stearns, Kristine Stearns, Shawn Rockefeller, Sheri Rockefeller, Erin Kinsey and Shannon Reeves; two brothers and five sisters. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Pioneer Outreach Ministries, P.O. Box 145, Heflin, AL 36264. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 1, 2009, 12:00 Noon, Davis-Struempf Chapel, with Pastor Franklin Stubbs officiating. Interment will be in Mozley Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 – 9 PM at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home and Crematory, Austell, GA.
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