Dorothy Sarter Whitaker
August 20, 2018
Date of Service: August 23, 2018
Interment Location: Garden of Prayer
Mrs. Dorothy Sarter Whitaker, age 95, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord, on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home. She was a daughter of the late George and Risie Drain Charlton and was born in Greeneville, TN. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband Hyman Sarter, her second husband, Donald Whitaker and four siblings.
Mrs. Whitaker was a homemaker. She loved to sew and cook and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She also served the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn (known as the “Baptist Temple” established in 1823) as a Sunday School teacher. She was a member of Children’s Bible Fellowship in New York City for 10 years, and a 12 year member of the Bible and Fruit Mission to the Public Hospitals of New York City.
Those left to cherish her memory include three sisters, Grace Lepkofker, Polly Mattaliano, Lillian Zambri, all of Elizabethton; a brother, Richard Charlton, of Elizabethton; a step-daughter, Roberta Mitchell, of Limestone; three step-sons, Donald Whitaker, Wayne Whitaker, Philip Whitaker; a loving nephew, Martin Pousa, Johnson City; and two special friends, Helen Egli and Jean Montgomery. Several other nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Whitaker will be conducted at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Hughes officiating. Music will be under the direction of Pastor Chris Hughes and Anita Fields, flutist. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Wednesday prior to the service.
Interment will follow the funeral service at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
The family would like to express a special thank you to Caris Hospice, the staff of Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Dr. Goss and Dr. Megan Johnson for the love and care shown to Mrs. Whitaker and the family, her Grace Baptist Church Family for the prayers and visits and the neighbors and staff of Courtyard Apartments.
