Obituaries

Hazel V. Whitaker                                Date of Death: February 11, 2007

Hazel V. Whitaker, 89, of Steubenville, Ohio died Sunday, February 11, 2007 at Sienna Woods, Wintersville, OH. She was born on April 5, 1917 in Mingo Junction, OH a daughter of the late Harry S. and Ethel Viers Blankenship. Hazel was preceded in death by her husband Thomas W. Whitaker; twin brothers Elby and Elzie Blankenship and two sisters Audrey Riley and Faye Wellman. She was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church in Mingo Junction and a 1936 graduate of Mingo High School. She is survived by a daughter Janice (Thomas) Gardner of Amsterdam, OH; a son Mark Whitaker of Mingo Junction, OH; four grandchildren Tara (Stan) Gardner-Cottis, Tom (Kristin) Gardner Jr., Mark and Aimee Whitaker; three great-grandchildren Jennifer, Corey and Chad. Friends may call at the Dunlope-Shorac Funeral Home, 215 Fernwood Road, Wintersville on Tuesday from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m., where funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Paul Bigsby officiating. Burial at New Alexandria Cemetery.