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Joseph "Rusty" Whitaker Jr.
1947 - 2026
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Joseph Whitaker Obituary
December 27, 1947 - March 1, 2026
Joseph Russell "Rusty" Whitaker, Jr., 78, passed away on March 1, 2026 after a battle with Alzheimer's. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Janice Giddings Whitaker; daughters, Dondi Madison (Jim) and Kristi Wilson (Joe); four grandchildren, Brandon, Bradley, Taylor and Zack as well as many other family members.
A service to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m., at River Road Church, Baptist, 8000 River Road, Richmond, Va., with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Rusty's honor to Tunnel to Towers Foundation or the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
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Mary Patterson
March 8, 2026
Donnie and Kristi, so sorry to hear about your dad. He was quite the tennis warrior. I remember the days when he and Billy would compete. Also remember both of you playing Kelli at different times back in the day. I just heard about Nancy which makes me sad that you have lost both parents. My prayers are with you.
Mary Patterson. (Kelli's mom)
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Tommy Moss
March 8, 2026
I´m so sorry to hear about Rusty´s passing. He was a good basketball player, a good co-worker at Verizon, and even better...a good guy. Rusty was very proud of his girls; and he shared some great stories of them as they were growing up. We will all miss him; but we´ll always have good memories of a good friend.
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