Daughter of Richard Ryan Thompson and Anne Ellis Tilford. She grew up in Eureka Springs, AR, Maryville, TN, and Shelbyville, TN, with her older sister, Ruth Thompson Nance. She graduated from Peabody College in Nashville, TN, and married Thomas Powell Whitaker, II. She was a long-time resident of Tampa, FL, where she was a member of Hyde Park United Methodist Church, including years of teaching and singing in the choir, until moving to Sandy Springs in 2005 where she joined Sandy Springs Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas, and sister, Ruth. She is survived by four children and their spouses, Thomas (Chris) Whitaker, Jr. of Bradenton, FL, Anne (Steve) Whitaker Butz of Sandy Springs, GA, Richard (Susie) Whitaker of Orlando, FL, and Robert (Cindy) Whitaker of Land O' Lakes, FL; five grandchildren, and one great- grandchild.
Daughter of Richard Ryan Thompson and Anne Ellis Tilford. She grew up in Eureka Springs, AR, Maryville, TN, and Shelbyville, TN, with her older sister, Ruth Thompson Nance. She graduated from Peabody College in Nashville, TN, and married Thomas Powell Whitaker, II. She was a long-time resident of Tampa, FL, where she was a member of Hyde Park United Methodist Church, including years of teaching and singing in the choir, until moving to Sandy Springs in 2005 where she joined Sandy Springs Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas, and sister, Ruth. She is survived by four children and their spouses, Thomas (Chris) Whitaker, Jr. of Bradenton, FL, Anne (Steve) Whitaker Butz of Sandy Springs, GA, Richard (Susie) Whitaker of Orlando, FL, and Robert (Cindy) Whitaker of Land O' Lakes, FL; five grandchildren, and one great- grandchild.
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