Glen Whitaker
June 8, 1949 ~ July 20, 2020
Marietta Southern Cremations & Funerals
Glen Whitaker passed away to be with God on July 20th, 2020. He was a loving husband and father. He was preceded in death by daughter, Maryellen Whitaker on September 20th, 2010. Glen was born to Hazel Deloris (Harrison) and Albert Glen Whitaker in Middlesboro, KY on June 8th, 1949.
Glen graduated from Wills High School in 1967 in Smyrna, GA. He pursued a degree in welding at Chattahoochee Tech. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved spending time at deer camp and sharing in the comradery of friends, cousins and family. He supported his family as an owner/operator truck driver DBA Whitaker Hauling. He contracted his services to Norfolk and Southern in hauling ballast and gravel for the railroad.
He married Joan (Fries) in 1977. They had two children, Maryellen Delores and Matthew Glen. He leaves behind his wife Joan; his son Matthew of Marietta, GA; sister Bobbie Joe Fries of Powder Springs, GA; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was a member of Nelms Masonic Lodge in Smyrna GA.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Cheatham Hills Memorial Gardens in Marietta, GA with Masonic burial rites.
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I will always remember Glen sitting around the fire at deer camp telling stories and cracking jokes. He always made everyone laugh. Rest In Peace my friend , you will be missed.
I will never forget me and Glenn hunting on the creek, I had missed a four pointer that morning. We went back to camp for a while then went back out that afternoon. I saw that four pointer on the other side of the creek going toward Glenn. A few minutes later he shot. He hollers across the creek hey Elaine I got your four you missed this morning. I couldn’t do anything but giggle. Walked out to where Glenn was and told him yeah that’s the one. We both just laughed and waited on Jeff to come drag it out.
Dear Joanie and Matt, We love You. Bobbie,Joe,Ellen& Logan
With loving memories of “Glen Whitaker”,
Fishing one night we were in one boat, Glen and Mary Ellen were in his boat and our buddy JW was in another boat. Us Glen and Mary Ellen were catching the crappie like crazy. JW wasn’t catching nothing. After a few hours of this Glen caught a crappie and said “There that’s how you catch them JW” and threw that darned crappie and hit JW square in the forehead!! Danny and I laughed so hard we almost fell out of the boat! When Glen left we were still fishing and he got halfway to the boat ramp and Mary Ellen gave him so much hell about hitting JW with that fish that Glen turned around came back and gave JW all the fish they had caught. You taught me a lot through the years showed me some great fishing and hunting spots and I will miss you dearly!
Amazing, loving and always there for us. Love you, Uncle Glen
Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your lossour thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
We pray the love of God enfolds you during your journey through grief.
With deepest sympathy,
With heartfelt condolences,
Glenn was a wonderful husband, father, relative and friend. Kind and gentle. We will miss him. Therese May
We pray the love of God enfolds you during your journey through grief. Glen will remain in our hearts forever.
With love and hugs,
My sincere sympathy,
Enjoyed meeting Glen while working at Stewart Bros. No matter how late we worked ,Glen would haul asphalt till we got done.Glen was one of the most dependable guys I know. He will be missed.
Glen was a good man, he would give you the shirt off his back, I always thought of him as a gentle giant, he was a great story teller about the hunting and fishing trips that Him, Paul, Clarence would go on, you would laugh at all the mischief that they did to each other, they truly loved each other, Glen will forever be in our hearts, ❤️❤️
We are thinking of you during this difficult time. We love you!
Glen was a wonderful person who treated all of his nieces and nephews as little queens & little kings. Glen was every young family member’s favorite uncle! He had a wonderful sense of humor which enamored him to the entire family. Now he is in our hearts!
Glen in his dumptruck
Glen in his dump trick!!