Lucetta Whittaker

WHITTAKER, NOTT, WYKERT, EMMERSON, BAUGUSS, WILLIAMS, BAKER, PROUD, BRAMER, GRAMER

Posted By: Cyndie Whitaker (email)
Date: 2/23/2003 at 23:12:36

Lucetta Whitaker died December 18, 1935.

Death of Mrs. Lucetta Whittaker, Oakville

The funeral services for the late Mrs. Lucetta Whittaker were held at Oakville, Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. M.E. DeVoil of Clinton.

Lucetta Nott was born at Oquawka, Ill., April 22, 1859, and died at her home in Oakville, Dec 18, at the age of 76 years, 7 months and 26 days.

She was married to John Whittaker in 1875 and he passed away September 13,1934.

Fifteen children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker, four of whom died in infancy and a son, Virgil, was killed in an accident.

Those left to mourn are Mrs. Geo. Wykert of Oakville; Charles Whittaker of Racine, Wis.; Mrs. Thomas Emmerson of Kewanee, Ill.; Mrs. Ross Bauguss of New Boston, Ill.; Levi Whittaker of Oakville; Mrs. Alvah Williams of Wapello; John Whittaker of Oakville; Mrs. Sidney Baker of Alexis, Ill., Albert Whittaker of Oakville; Mrs. Minnie Proud of Clinton, Iowa. She is also survived by fourty-seven grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and a large circle of friends and neighbors. Two sisters survive, Mrs. Rhoda Bramer of Fairfield and Mrs. Laura Gramer of Ft. Madison.