Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, July 6, 1993 TAG: 9307060135
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT-WHITAKER, FRED CHARLES SR.
WHITAKER, Fred Charles Sr., 71, of Roanoke, died at his home early Friday
morning, July 2, 1993. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and
was the retired Executive Vice president of Fred Whitaker Co., a textile
company founded by his grandfather in Philadelphia, Pa. He was on the Board of
Directors of the YMCA, a member of Cave Spring Masonic Lodge #230, the
Scottish Rite Kazim Temple, and the Roanoke Valley Shrine Club. Mr. Whitaker
was past president and treasurer of Kazim Temple First Aid Unit, a member of
Hidden Valley Country Club, and a member of the Chestnut Creek Golf Club in
Hardy, Va. He was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph Whitaker Jr.
Surviving are his wife, Janet C. Whitaker; three sons and daughters-in-law,
Fred C. Whitaker Jr. and Pamela, Scott Whitaker and Jean, Richard A. Whitaker
and Ruth; six grandchildren, Chad, Christian, Meggan, Brian, Susan, and
Allison Whitaker; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be
conducted at the First Presbyterian Church (corner of S. Jefferson and
McClannahan), at 11 a.m. Tuesday, by the Rev. Jess Bratton. Burial will be in
Evergreen Burial Park with Masonic Rites conducted by Cave Spring Masonic
Lodge #230. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the
Shrine Crippled Childrens Hospital, Greenville Unit, c/o Kazim Temple, 628 W.
Campbell Ave., S.W., Roanoke, VA 24016, Good Samaritian Hospice, 4235 Colonial
Ave., Roanoke, VA 24018, or First Presbyterian Church Special Needs Fund, P.O.
Box 8538, Roanoke, VA 24014. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel,
Monday, July 5, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m.
by CNB