Frances Ruth Whitaker, 80

A secretary and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late William Henderson and May Etta Hodge Smith. She was married to Sidney Leroy Whitaker, who preceded her in death Feb. 28, 1979. She is survived by one sister, Evelyn Loretta Teeters of McMinnville; nieces, Debbie Fults of Morrison, and Regina Fields, Cyd McMillen and Tanis McCormick, all of McMinnville; nephews, Logan Moore, Hunter Moore and Tyler Womack, all of McMinnville and Phillip Teeters of Morrison, and several other nieces and nephews.

A graveside service was held yesterday at Gardens of Memory with Roland Sharp officiating.

High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.