Edith Grant

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OBITUARY

Bristol Herald Courier; 30 March 2012

ABINGDON, Va. Edith Grant Whiteaker, age 89, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Grace Health Care. She was born June 17, 1922, in Washington County, Va., a daughter of the late William Frank and Lettie Maiden Grant.

She lived her entire life in the Bethel and Spring Creek Communities of Washington County and was a homemaker. She also worked for many years at Statzer's Restaurant and was widely known as an excellent cook. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Bristol, Va., and was the widow of Eugene R. "Gene" Whiteaker.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Marshall Grant; a sister, June Grant; and a great-great-grandson, Nathan Whiteaker.

Survivors include one son, Frank Whiteaker and wife, Paula of Abingdon; one daughter, Martha Keesee and husband, Jim, of Abingdon; one sister, Vivian Parker of Abingdon; one brother, Frank Grant and wife, Pauline, of Abingdon; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 31, 2012, at 8 p.m. in the Frost Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Austin Cook and the Rev. Jerry A. Eggers officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until the time of the service. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 2012, at the Whiteaker Family Cemetery off Old Jonesboro Road.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Rush, Fred Parker, Steve McCall, Tom Boyd, Larry Haworth, Bill Haworth, and Charlie Whiteaker. The family will be at the home of Jim and Martha Keesee, 18337 Old Jonesboro Road, Abingdon, VA.

Frost Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Abingdon is honored to serve the Whiteaker family.



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Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Edith Maiden Whiteaker
Death Date: 29 Mar 2012
Death Place: Washington Co. VA

Edith married Eugene Riddle WHITEAKER. Eugene (son of Charles Alexander WHITEAKER and Ollie Armistead RIDDLE) was born 09 Dec 1907, Washington Co. VA; died 15 May 1983, Abingdon, Washington Co. VA; was buried , Whiteaker Cemetery, Washington Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Franklin Eugene WHITEAKER was born 21 Aug 1946, Washington Co. VA.
2. Martha WHITEAKER