Wilma Rene Averett Whitaker

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Wilma Rene Averett Whitaker - Madison Parish, Louisiana
May 24, 1932 ~ August 16, 2022 (age 90)

From Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home Tallulah, LA August 19, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Wilma Rene Averett Whitaker will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 20, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Tallulah, Louisiana, with Bro. Jay Parker and Bro. Jason Lupo officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow the funeral service at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tallulah under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home.

Mrs. Whitaker passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at her home in Tallulah at the age of 90. She was born May 24, 1932, to Archie and Maryanna Averett. Mrs. Whitaker was a homemaker. She loved “being a farmer’s wife”, cooking, flowers, and gardening. She shared her vegetables with her family and friends. She worked as Assistant Manager of Morgan and Lindsey Variety Store. Mrs. Whitaker was a member of First Baptist Church. She loved her family and her church family.

Mrs. Whitaker is preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Maryanna Holloway Averett; husbands, Robert “Red” Farish and Wesley Edward Whitaker; sisters, Myrtle McDaniel, Mickey Porter, Anne Wilson, Jimmy Couch, and Doris Pruitt; and brothers, Billy Earl Averett, Michael Archie Averett, and Archie Averett.

Mrs. Whitaker is survived by her daughter, Ouida Farish Cassino (Frank); sister, Pat Crews; brother, Glynn Averett (Barbara); grandchildren, Chris Fuller (Nikki), and Kelly Fuller Moore (Jason); five great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Karen Busby, Harold “T-Bird” Murphy, Faye Maxwell, and Deliah Trichell.

Pallbearers will be Josh Hoffman, Ed Trichell, Robbie Fortenberry, Cade Fortenberry, Aaron Wallace, and Edwin Fortenberry. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold “T-Bird” Murphy and Dalton Fortenberry.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Center.