Edward Lee "Hoppy" Whitaker Obituary (1944

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Edward Lee "Hoppy" Whitaker Mr. Edward Lee "Hoppy" Whitaker, age 75, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on November 28, l944 in Trimble County Kentucky. He was the son of the late James Robert and Jesse Belle Newby Whitaker. Edward was a student at Trimble County School. On April 28 1966 he was inducted into the United States Marine Corp. He served two tours in Vietnam, was a machine gunner, GAP and achieved the rank of Lance Corporal. He was honorably discharged on April 29, 1972 at HCAS, El Toro, Santa Ana, California receiving the National Defense Service Medal, The Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Battle Stars, the Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device, and the Good Conduct Medal. On May 10, l963 he married Donna Jean Sutter Hunger and this union was blessed with a daughter Tina Marie. On February 10, 1968 Edward was united in marriage to Stella Ray McDole Aldridge and this union was blessed with a son Edward Lee II, and two daughters, Veronica Lynn and Mary Ann. On November 21, 1992 he married Dianna Rowlett McQueary and this union added three step daughters, Linda, Lori and Lana. Edward was a farmer for 40 years along with working full time as a brick layer for Richmond Construction and then U. S. Filter as a welder, painter, and machine operator and retired after 34 years of service. He was a loyal member of the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion, Madison VFW Post No. 1969, and the Moose Lodge No. 765 in Madison. He was an avid card player, enjoyed playing bar bingo, fishing, traveling and Nascar racing. He loved going to different jamborees and listening to country music. Ed died on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at 10:40 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Ed will be missed by his loving daughters, Tina Marie Eaglin and her husband Monte of Madison, Indiana, Veronica Smith of Bedford, Kentucky, Linda Hall and her husband Duane of Madison, Indiana, Lori Taylor and her husband David of Canaan, Indiana, Lana Adams of Madison, Indiana; his loving son, Edward L. Whitaker II of Bedford, Kentucky; his loving grandchildren, Derek Eaglin (Katy), Michelle Maddox, Ashley Maddox, Zachary Maddox, Ariella Whitaker, Gabriel Parmer, Tazman Adams, Justin Davis, Troy Davis and Jeff Adams; 10 great grandchildren; his sister, Patty Welch of Carrollton, Kentucky; his brother, James Buster Whitaker and his wife Shirley of Madison, Indiana; his half sisters, Rosalyn Beacraft Hunter of Bedford, Kentucky, Betty Jean Beacraft Troxell and her husband Jeff "Skipper" of Bedford, Kentucky, Donna Kay Beacraft Hernandez of Brownsville, Texas; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Whitaker died in 1946, his mother, Jessie Newby Whitaker Beacraft, died in 1983, his daughter, Mary Ann Whitaker Gomez, died in 2008, his great grandchildren, Yuritza Martinez and Calem Ragland, his sister, Margaret Maddox, his brother, Bobby Whitaker, and his half sisters, Elaine Kuhlman and Vicky Carlucci. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute will be conducted on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana by Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion with full military honors to be conducted at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Donor's Choice. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre's of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Edward Lee "Hoppy" Whitaker, please click here to visit our sympathy store.