Thomas (Tom) Whittaker Obituary, 1964, Lawrence County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Barbara Whittaker Brown - granddaughter Date: 12/08/03 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Thomas (Tom) Whittaker December 1964 The Times Dispatch Tom Whittaker Retired Farmer Dies Last Night Tom Whittaker, aged 75, of Rt. 3, Walnut Ridge, AR died last night at 6:15. He was a lifetime resiednt of Lawrence County. Mr. Whittaker, who was a retired farmer, was a member of the Gethsemane Baptist Church. He was married to Maude Manning on April 26, 1908. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Walter Whittaker of Greensboro, N.C., and Carl Whittaker of Jonesboro; five daughters, Mrs. Marie Shackleford of Jonesboro, Mrs Dallo Bennett of Imboden, Mrs. Herbert Herzog of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Mrs. Less Freeman of Walnut ridge and Mrs. Robert Wolthoff of Grundy Center, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. Virgil Manning of Hoxie; 35 Grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Funeral will be Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Gethsemane Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lawrence Memorial Park under direction of Bryan Funeral home. (Source: Times Dispatch Walnut Ridge, AR, December 10, 1964)