LANCASTER, SC :::::::: Mr. Charles Bobby Whitaker, age 78, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at his home. He was born September 25, 1935 in Lancaster, the son of the late Evie B. Whitaker and Mary Edna McManus Whitaker and was the husband of Julia White Whitaker. Mr. Whitaker retired from the South Carolina Highway Patrol and was the Driver's License Examiner for Lancaster County for many years. He was a Mason with the Wannamaker Lodge and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where he served as Deacon, greeter and enjoyed driving the church bus.

Mr. Whitaker is survived by his wife, Julia White Whitaker, three sons, Charles E. "Charlie" Whitaker and his fiancé Sue Flowers Yow, Greg D. Whitaker and his wife Karen and Jeffery Whitaker all of Lancaster, a brother, William "Will" Whitaker and his wife Martha of Lancaster, a sister, Sandra Bailey and her husband Ronald "Bud" Bailey also of Lancaster, six grandchildren, Steve Whitaker, Robert Whitaker, Whitney Whitaker, Justin Whitaker, Jordan Whitaker, and Brandon Whitaker, and four great grandchildren, Aubrey, Raegan and Hannah Whitaker and Erica Schrader.

Mr. Whitaker was preceded in death by a daughter in law, Wanda Whitaker, two brothers, Johnny Richard Whitaker and an infant brother, Billy Whitaker.

The Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Mr. Whitaker will be 3:00 pm, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Bethlehem Baptist Church by Rev. Jason Myers. Burial with Masonic rites will follow in the church cemetery.

The Family of Mr. Whitaker will receive friends from 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Sunday in the Family Life Center and suggest memorial contributions be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, Capital Improvement Plan, 1841 N. Rocky River Road, Lancaster, SC 29720.

The Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Mr. Whitaker will be 3:00 pm, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
The Family of Mr. Whitaker will receive friends from 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Sunday in the Family Life Center.