Individual Details

Harry Lee Whitacre

(23 Nov 1917 - 8 Dec 2008)



1920 Census. Pontotoc, OK
H. E. Whitaker, 39, b. Ohio
Myrtle, 38, b. MO
Earl, 14. Everett, 11. Harry Lee, 2.

1930 Census. Muskogee, OK
Harry E. Whitacre, 48, b. OH, married at 23 (about 1905)
Myrtle E., 47, b. MO, married at 22
Everett L., 21. Harry L., 12. Harold L., 9
Rose M. Hunter, mother-in-law, age 78, b. IL, Widowed

1940 Census. Porter Township, Muskogee Ward 1, Muskogee Co, OK, Hh 186
922 E. Okmulgee St. Lived in same place in 1935
Harry E. Whitacre, 59, b. OH, freight engineer, steam locomotive
Myrtle E., wife, 58, b. MO
Harry L., son, 22, b. MO, attendant, gasoline station
Bonnie I., daughter-in-law, 18, b. OK
Judith L, granddau, 2 months old, b. OK


HARRY LEE WHITACRE, 91, passed away on December 8, 2008. Harry joined his loving wife of 65 years, Bonnie Inez Whitacre. He was a hard working railroad engineer for Southern Pacific from 1942 until he retired in 1979. Left to cherish his memory: children: Judy Philips and husband Ronie, Robert Whitacre and wife Elida, and Janice Herring; six grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and seven great- great grandchildren; along with numerous nieces nephews, family, and friends. Visitation will be on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 10 AM at Brookside Funeral Home with Funeral Services following at 12:30 PM in Brookside Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Brookside Memorial park.
Published in Houston Chronicle on Dec. 11, 2008

Events

Birth23 Nov 1917Missouri
Marriage21 May 1938Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Bonnie Inez Winford
Death8 Dec 2008Houston, Harris County, Texas

Families

SpouseBonnie Inez Winford (1921 - 2003)
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FatherHarry Earl Whitacre (1880 - 1968)
MotherMyrtle E. Hunter (1882 - )