Lucetta Whitaker

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

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Date: 1/31/2019 at 11:14:04

Wapello Republican, December 26, 1935

The funeral services for the late Mrs. Lucetta Whitaker were held at Oakville, Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. M. E. DeVoll 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 Whitaker in 1875, and he passed away September 13, 1934.

Fifteen children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Whitaker, 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 Whitaker 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 forty-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.