Marvin L. “Tex” Whitaker
Marvin L. “Tex” Whitaker, age 80, of Buffington, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was born April 30, 1930 in Odessa, Texas, son of the late George Whitaker and Lenora Spears Whitaker.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice Valis Whitaker.
Tex was a veteran of the Korean War serving with the U.S. Army, a member of New Salem Legion, Newboro Indians Club and the Masonic Lodge in Middletown, Ohio. He was retired from Mill Wright Local 1066.
He is survived by two daughters and one son: Cheri King and husband, Dan of Cincinnati, Ohio, Elise Miller and husband, Steve of Trenton, Ohio and Michael Whitaker and wife, Mary Rose of Buffington; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 30, 2010 from 9 to 11 a.m. in WEBSTER FUNERAL HOME, Fairfield, Ohio and interment will immediately follow.