Pauline "Pod" Frazier

Mrs. Pauline "Pod" Whitaker Frazier, age 89, of Dupont, Indiana entered this life on June 4, 1923 in Letcher County, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late, James and Cannie Ison Whitaker. Pod was raised in Letcher County and was a 1942 graduate of Kingdom Come School in Letcher County. She then received her bachelors degree from Morehead University and her masters degree from Indiana University. Pod began her teaching career at Kingdom Come in Letcher County for two years. Pod was united in marriage on March 31, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri to Andrew "Andy" Frazier, Jr. This happy union was blessed with four sons. The family moved from Letcher County, Kentucky to North Vernon, Indiana. Andy & Pod owned and operated Frazier McKinney Jewelry Store in North Vernon, Indiana and they moved to Jefferson County near Dupont in 1952. Pod was an elementary teacher at Lovett School in Jennings County for two years then taught the next 33 years in Dupont, serving 29 of those years in first grade for the Madison Consolidated School System at the Dupont Elementary School. Pod was a faithful member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Madison where she taught Sunday school and sang in the church choir. She also held membership in the Order of Eastern Star, Indiana Retired Teachers Association and the Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association. She found great enjoyment in cooking and baking and providing for others. She loved her church, working in her garden and being with her family. Pod will be remembered for her beautiful smile, twinkling eyes and giving nature. Pauline died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 5:15 P.M. at the King's Daughters' Health in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Pauline will be missed by her loving sons: Michael A. Frazier of Dupont, Indiana, Jeffrey Frazier of Madison, Indiana, Robin Frazier and his wife, Marilyn of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; her loving grandchildren: Kasey Powers and her husband, Rob; Clint Frazier and his wife, Katie; Emily, Drew, Jeffrey, James and Andrew Frazier; her adoring great grandson: Simon Kenton Powers; the mothers of the grandchildren: Patti Frazier of Madison, Indiana, Connie Ables- Rigsbee of Franklin, Indiana, The Honorable Alison Frazier of Dupont, Indiana; her loving sisters: Gladys Hogg of Frost Proof, Florida, Renavae "Peg" Adams of Madison, Indiana; her loving brothers: Jim Whitaker and his wife, Wanda of Scottsburg, Indiana, Glen "Poss" Whitaker and his wife, Eileen of North Vernon, Indiana, Tom Whitaker and his wife, Marion of Calhoun, Georgia; her sisters in law: Sally Whitaker of Lexington, Kentucky, Gladys Whitaker of Columbus, Indiana, Madge Pelican of Pontiac, Michigan; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, James & Cannie Ison Whitaker; her husband, Andrew "Andy" Frazier, Jr. died, June 30, 2000; her son, James Randy Frazier died, April 21, 1957; her sisters, Chelsea Hogg, Evelee "Auntie" Morris and Kate King; her brothers, Herbert Hoover, Venon, Vernon, Ira, Steve & Arlie Whitaker; her brothers in law & sisters in law, Sadie Whitaker, Isaac Hogg, Ellis Adams, Delbert O. King, Nacy Morris, Opal Whitaker, Ethelene Whitaker and Manford Hogg. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., by the Rev. Mike Hamby at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2632 Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Dupont Cemetery in Dupont, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 3:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Calvary Baptist Church, 2632 Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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