Donald Wayne Whitehead Jr.'s Obituary
Donald Wayne Whitehead Jr., 58, of Niantic passed away Sunday May 11, 2008 in Aspen Ridge.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mount Auburn Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Moran & Goebel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Donald was born Dec. 30, 1949, in Decatur, the son of Donald Whitehead and Virginia Hunter Clayton.
Surviving are his mother, Virginia Clayton; sons, Richard Yeager of Albuquerque, N.M.; Trevor Yeager of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Patricia Jones of Warrensburg; grandchildren, Abby yeager, Richard Yeager II, James Jones, Kyle Garren, Kole Garren, Shelby Plain; sisters, Donna Mathis Jim of Decatur; Deanna Hamm of Mount Auburn; Virginia Matt Jones and Bobbie Dingman, both of Niantic; Kimberly Copeland of Maroa; nieces, Tawnya Ricker, Rhonda Williams, Shamron Hamm, Taylor Patton, Erin Patton, Adina Dingman, Braxton Dingman.
He was preceded in death by his father; stepfather, Robert Clayton; son, Ricky Garren; granddaughter, Emily Yeager; grandson, Ricky Garren III; niece, Breanna Eastman; nephews, Joseph and Jarrod Patton; brothers-in-law, Joe Hamm and Brian Dingman.
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