Wallace Henry Whitaker
April 13, 1959 - May 23, 2014
Wallace Henry Whitaker, 55, of Winchester, died Friday, May 23, 2014 in Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Center, Winchester. He was born April 13, 1959 in Petersburg, VA, the son of Emerson and Essie Curry Whitaker. He was an avid Washington Redskins fan and played professional football in the Canadian Football League "#56". He is survived by his fiance'. Debbie Massiah of Winchester; children Naquisha Silver of Virginia, Carlos Harmon of Texas, Frankie and Debbie Armitage of Winchester, and Diana Vizcaya of Winchester; siblings Elizabeth Pitt, Esther Maye, and her husband Earl, Margaret Smith and her husband Randall, and Jarvis Whitaker all of Petersburg, VA; and his aunt Virginia Gatling; grandchildren Keshawn and Rakee Silver. His parents, brother, Emerson Whitaker, Jr., and sister Doretha Whitaker are deceased. A funeral service will be Saturday, May 31 at 12:00 p.m. in Phelps Funeral Chapel, 311 Hope Drive, Winchester with Elder Earl Maye, Sr. officiating. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service.
Wallace Henry Whitaker, 55, of Winchester, died Friday, May 23, 2014 in Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Center, Winchester. He was born April 13, 1959 in Petersburg, VA, the son of Emerson and Essie Curry Whitaker. He was an avid Washington... View Obituary & Service Information