Charlene Kay Whitaker

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Charlene Kay Whitaker Ping

Jul 14 1945 - Aug 09 2015

Charlene Kay (Whitaker) Ping, age 70, of Tom Bean, TX, formerly of Danville, IL, passed into the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, Sunday August 9, 2015, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born July 14, 1945 in Danville, IL and was the daughter of Charles J. and Vera M. Whitaker.

She attended Danville Schools, graduating with the class of 1963. She also graduated from the Danville School of Practical Nursing in 1967. She worked at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and V.A. Hospital until she retired.

She was preceded in death by her parents Charles J. and Vera M. Whitaker; her brother, Vaughn (Butch) Whitaker, and her son, Robert K. Ping.

She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 55 years, Kenneth Ping, of Tom Bean, TX; her sister, Cheryl Welborn and husband Tom, of Broadway, NC; her daughter, Cathy Pugh and husband Rick, of Tom Bean, TX; her daughter, Becky Mitchell, of Tom Bean, TX; her daughter, Rachel Phillips, of Whitesboro, TX; her 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; her aunt, Lois Larrimer, of Munster, Indiana; her best friend, Nancy Dubre, of Tyler, TX and numerous nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Whitewright, TX. The Funeral Service will be Friday August 14, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Whitewright, TX with Dr. Tom Welborn officiating, assisted by Brother Rodney Stanford. Burial will follow in Akers Cemetery.

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