Curtis Dorvin Whitaker, age 88 of Somerset departed this life on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at his residence.

He was born on August 22, 1921 in Yaho, KY, the son of Andy L. and Ola E. Adams Whitaker. Mr. Whitaker was a garage mechanic for the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN, a United States Army veteran of WWII, and a member of the Clifty Grove Baptist Church. He loved to repair radios and televisions, playing music, gardening, yard work, and watching animals.

Mr. Whitaker is survived by his wife, Gracie Mae Adkins Whitaker, whom he married on December 20, 1952 in Somerset; a daughter, Linda Dianne McCarthy (John) of Somerset; three sisters, Thelma Whitaker of Somerset, Phyllis Heilman of Ohio, and Sylvia Turner of Somerset; six grandchildren, Andrew Whitaker, Arlena Whitaker, Stacy McCarthy, Kim McCarthy, John McCarthy, and Chastity McCarthy; six great grandchildren, Jennifer Whitaker, Jessica Whitaker, Robert and Jerry Doty, and Andrew and Jacob Whitaker; several nieces and nephews; and a daughter-in-law, Rhonda Whitaker.

Preceding him death were his parents, Andy and Ola Whitaker; a son, Jerry Dorvin Whitaker; four brothers, Denver L. Whitaker, Elvin Whitaker, Rothel Arthur, and Ferrel Arthur; and three sisters, Lilly Whitaker, Wilma Perry, and Fern Arthur.

Visitation for Mr. Whitaker will be Tuesday, February 9^th at 5:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset.

Funeral service will be Wednesday, February 10^th at 11:00 am at the Clifty Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Scotty Nix and Bro. Rick Lawson officiating. Burial will be in the Whitaker Cemetery. The American Legion Post #38 Honor Guard will conduct full military honor for Mr. Whitaker

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Curtis D. Whitaker Memorial Fund c/o Lake Cumberland Funeral Home.

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