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Samuel Stansbury Whitaker

Birth: 1 Dec 1868
Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 8 Apr 1948 (aged 79)
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA
Burial: Llano Cemetery

Amarillo, Randall County, Texas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 35.1802348, Longitude: -101.8316875
Plot: Section U Lot 219 Space 5
Memorial ID: 20134979 View Source

I believe his tombstone to be in error for the year of his birth. He definitely was not born 1866, believe it to be 1868.

Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo, Texas
Friday, April 9, 1948 - Page 31

Obituary
Samuel S. Whitaker rites set Saturday
Funeral services for Samuel S. Whitaker, 89 years old, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in Boxwell Brothers Chapel.
Dr. A. D. Foreman, Jr. pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Llano Cemetery.

Mr. Whitaker died yesterday morning as a result of injuries suffered in a fall New Year's Day. He was a retired painting contractor and had made his home with a son, E W Whitaker, 205 Carolina, the past 10 years.

Pallbearers will be Paul Gaither, Bob Jackon, Jack Rogers, Neil Singleton, Jack Bell and Dutch Osenbaugh.

Surviving relatives, besides the son with whom he lived, include two sons, K W Whitaker and Al Whitaker; two daughters, Mrs Daisy Zeh, Kansas City, and Mrs. Kathrine Feeler, Des Moines, Ia.

I believe his tombstone to be in error for the year of his birth. He definitely was not born 1866, believe it to be 1868.

Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo, Texas
Friday, April 9, 1948 - Page 31

Obituary
Samuel S. Whitaker rites set Saturday
Funeral services for Samuel S. Whitaker, 89 years old, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in Boxwell Brothers Chapel.
Dr. A. D. Foreman, Jr. pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Llano Cemetery.

Mr. Whitaker died yesterday morning as a result of injuries suffered in a fall New Year's Day. He was a retired painting contractor and had made his home with a son, E W Whitaker, 205 Carolina, the past 10 years.

Pallbearers will be Paul Gaither, Bob Jackon, Jack Rogers, Neil Singleton, Jack Bell and Dutch Osenbaugh.

Surviving relatives, besides the son with whom he lived, include two sons, K W Whitaker and Al Whitaker; two daughters, Mrs Daisy Zeh, Kansas City, and Mrs. Kathrine Feeler, Des Moines, Ia.

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1882–1948

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Maintained by: Clayton A. Martinez
Originally Created by: Walter Dunn
Added: Jun 27, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20134979/samuel_stansbury-whitaker: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Stansbury Whitaker (1 Dec 1868–8 Apr 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20134979, citing Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Randall County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Clayton A. Martinez (contributor 48927822).

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