Mrs. Shirley Sanders Whitaker

December 7, 1948 - November 12, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Sanders Whitaker, age 67, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Fellowship for Christ Church on Richdale Lane. Brother Ray Armstrong, Brother Thomas Mattox, Brother Gary Bell, and Brother Mike Bayne will officiate, with burial to follow in Pressgrove Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 3-7 PM Monday at the church. She was born December 7, 1948, in the Longview Community, to the late James and Lille Mai Knois Sanders. She was employed with National Pen, before failing health forced her into early retirement. She was a faithful member of Fellowship for Christ Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, John Sanders, Hollis Thomas Sanders, Milton Sanders, and a sister, Bonnie Mai Clardy. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Marvin Whitaker, of Shelbyville; a son, Marvin Chadwick (Beverly) Whitaker and a daughter, Heather Suzanne (Bryan) Mitchell; grandchildren, Hannah Mitchell, Alex Mitchell, Haley Mitchell, Dillon Whitaker, and Breanna Whitaker. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel assisted the family with the arrangements.