Billy J. Whittaker

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, October 22, 2008

RUSSELLVILLE — Billy Joe Whittaker, 25, of Hoonah, Alaska, formerly of Russellville, died Oct. 20, 2008.

The Warren County native was born Aug. 24, 1983. He worked in construction and attended Plainview Mennonite Church. He was a son of Richard Dewayne Whittaker and Elizabeth Pillow Whittaker of Russellville, who survive.

Funeral is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Young Funeral Home, Russellville chapel, with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Other survivors include his wife, Eliza Whittaker; two sons, Braydon and Jesiah Whittaker of Hoonah; a brother, James Michael Whittaker of Russellville; and a sister, Breanna Elizabeth Whittaker of Russellville.