Patricia Diane Whitaker Anderson: Obituary

Patricia Diane Whitaker Anderson, age 65, of Hayesville, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Murphy Medical Center. She was a native of Canton, North Carolina and had moved to Hayesville in 1960. Diane was a retired pharmacy technician with Murphy Medical Center. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Hayesville.

She was the daughter of David Whitaker of Blairsville, Georgia and the late Faye Price Whitaker. She was also preceded in death by a brother, David Whitaker.

Surviving, in addition to her father, are her husband of 46 years, Edgar Anderson; a daughter, Dawn Ledford and husband, Jeff of Marble; two sons, Daniel Anderson and Brian Anderson, both of Hayesville; a brother, Don Whitaker and wife, Shirley of Murphy; four grandchildren, Kayla, Nate, Emma, and Austyn; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Revs. Clark Moss, Fred Lunsford, and Kyle Cody officiating. The interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donald and Charlie Cheeks, Jason and Jared Shook, Harold Anderson, and Johnny Hall. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Clay County Fire Department.

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville where the body will be until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Patricia Diane Whitaker Anderson to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-3000.

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.