Funeral services for Fred Elarn Whitaker, 71, of Hampton Branch, were held July 17 at Letcher Funeral Home. Burial was in the Whitaker Cemetery at Mill Branch.
A son of the late Fred and Magnolia Collins Whitaker, he was an avid fisherman and gardener. He died July 15 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital.
He was a brother of the late Colon Whitaker, Ray Whitaker, Mae Allen, and Steva Lewis.
Surviving are three sons, Dalemon Whitaker, Mauck Port, Ind.; Denver Whitaker, Whitesburg; and Danny Whitaker, Hanover, Ind.; two daughters, Carolena Adams and Christy Whitaker, both of Scottsburg, Ind.; a stepson, David Isom, Indianapolis, Ind.; a stepdaughter, Caretta Brashear, Chatsworth, Ga.; two brothers, Bobby J. Whitaker, Miamisburg, Ohio, and Claude B. Whitaker, Franklin, Ohio; four sisters, Carlie Creekmore and Laquetta Holt, both of Dayton, Ohio; Barbara Fields, Roxana; and Danette Valentine, Talbot, Tenn.; a number of grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and his former wife, Vesta Whitaker, Scottsburg, Ind.
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