6/4/2004
Mrs. Hilda Whitesell Whitaker
GRAHAM — Mrs. Hilda Whitesell Whitaker, 84, of 805 N. Main St., died at 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Russell L. Whitaker, and the daughter of the late Joseph Whitesell and Lillie Murray Whitesell. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Elon.
Survivors include two sons, Mr. Richard Whitaker and wife, Ellen, of Gibsonville and Mr. Steve Whitaker and wife, Carlie, of Graham; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Curtis of Gibsonville and Mrs. Norma Mitchell of Burlington; a grandchild, Mrs. Alicia Ward; and two great-grandchildren, Ryan Ward and Maisey Ward.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Small and Mrs. Inez Hinshaw; and three brothers, Mr. Roy Whitesell, Mr. Maurice Whitesell, and Mr. Raymond Whitesell.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 2004, at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington by the Rev. Randy Maynard. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.
The family will be at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, and at other times at the residence of a son, Steve Whitaker, 1019 Pineland Drive, Graham.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216.
Condolences may be sent to the family at:
info@richandthompson.com.
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