Louanne Whitaker
61, Brookhaven
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Old Crystal Springs Cemetery for Louanne Whitaker, 61, of Brookhaven, who passed away on Friday, July 21, at her residence.
She was born to Alfred Lee Whitaker and Elizabeth Brock Forbes in Hattiesburg, on July 6, 1962. She was the eldest of five siblings, graduated from Columbia Academy in 1980 and went on to graduate from Pearl River Community College in 1982, where she earned a degree as a certified respiratory therapist. She continued to work as a respiratory therapist in a career that spanned over 40 years. She was still practicing up until the time of her passing.
Anyone who knew her also knew that she had a fiery determination that not many people possess. She was a staunch defender of her beliefs and simply would not waiver from them. At times, her determination was so driven that it was difficult for those closest to her to understand; however, it was also that drive and determination that made her the person that those same people so dearly loved.
Our lives no doubt will change in her absence, but one truth is for certain, the stories of her that friends and loved ones will share in the coming years will be told with a smile on their face and love in their heart.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Louise Evans Whitaker; grandparents, Cleve and EmyLou Brock; mother, Elizabeth Brock Forbes; and grandson, Kaidence Dial.
Survivors include her four sisters, Liz Byrd (Terry), Kristy Lambert (Ron), Ashley Breakfield and Lauren Robertson (Tate); son, Ryan Herring (Jessica); daughters, Kayla Dial, Morgan Gibson and Amanda Gibson; and eight beautiful grandchildren.
Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs was in charge of the arrangements.
