The Rev. Roland Edgar Whitaker, 89, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late William E. and Dorcas Dotson Whitaker and was also preceded in death by his son, David E. Whitaker and his brother, Wesley Whitaker.
Rev. Whitaker was the pastor of the Yellow Hill Baptist Church in Cherokee for 23 years and currently a member of Wright's Creek Baptist Church in Cherokee. He was a retired sales manager with the Eli Whitt Wholesale Center and former owner of Whitt Knife Sales. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a former Special Deputy with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department.
He is survived by his wife of 72 Years, Ruby Lee Baldwin Whitaker; two daughters, Wanda Penland and Teresa Hudson, both of Asheville; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren and two sisters, Ruby Mathews and Mary Ella Wolfe, both of Asheville and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2 at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late William E. and Dorcas Dotson Whitaker and was also preceded in death by his son, David E. Whitaker and his brother, Wesley Whitaker.
Rev. Whitaker was the pastor of the Yellow Hill Baptist Church in Cherokee for 23 years and currently a member of Wright's Creek Baptist Church in Cherokee. He was a retired sales manager with the Eli Whitt Wholesale Center and former owner of Whitt Knife Sales. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a former Special Deputy with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department.
He is survived by his wife of 72 Years, Ruby Lee Baldwin Whitaker; two daughters, Wanda Penland and Teresa Hudson, both of Asheville; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren and two sisters, Ruby Mathews and Mary Ella Wolfe, both of Asheville and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2 at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
The Rev. Roland Edgar Whitaker, 89, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late William E. and Dorcas Dotson Whitaker and was also preceded in death by his son, David E. Whitaker and his brother, Wesley Whitaker.
Rev. Whitaker was the pastor of the Yellow Hill Baptist Church in Cherokee for 23 years and currently a member of Wright's Creek Baptist Church in Cherokee. He was a retired sales manager with the Eli Whitt Wholesale Center and former owner of Whitt Knife Sales. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a former Special Deputy with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department.
He is survived by his wife of 72 Years, Ruby Lee Baldwin Whitaker; two daughters, Wanda Penland and Teresa Hudson, both of Asheville; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren and two sisters, Ruby Mathews and Mary Ella Wolfe, both of Asheville and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2 at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late William E. and Dorcas Dotson Whitaker and was also preceded in death by his son, David E. Whitaker and his brother, Wesley Whitaker.
Rev. Whitaker was the pastor of the Yellow Hill Baptist Church in Cherokee for 23 years and currently a member of Wright's Creek Baptist Church in Cherokee. He was a retired sales manager with the Eli Whitt Wholesale Center and former owner of Whitt Knife Sales. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a former Special Deputy with the Buncombe County Sheriff's Department.
He is survived by his wife of 72 Years, Ruby Lee Baldwin Whitaker; two daughters, Wanda Penland and Teresa Hudson, both of Asheville; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren and two sisters, Ruby Mathews and Mary Ella Wolfe, both of Asheville and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2 at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
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