Robert N. Whitaker, Sr.

WHITAKER SR., Robert N., age 86 of Alcoa, passed away Monday, January 6, 2003, at ParkWest Medical Center. He was a member of Armona Baptist Church, was a veteran of World War II having served in the U. S. Army and was retired from American Airlines after 33 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith M. Huff Whitaker; parents, Edgar and Mary Moreland Whitaker; sisters, Augusta Barber, Frances Kinkaid and Imogene Argenbright; brothers, Harold, George and Carter Whitaker. Survivors include: daughter and son-in-law, Lequita Ann and Leonard Gonsalves; son, Robert Neil Whitaker, Jr.; granddaughters, Jeana Gonsalves, Christina Gonsalves, Shana Gonsalves, Paige Durden Klingler; grandson, Daniel Robert Gonsalves; great granddaughter, Jessica Klingler; sister, Alma Henry of Lenoir City; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob Lawson officiating. The interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com