It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joe Paz Whitaker Sr. (Sumter, South Carolina), born in Franklinton, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 70, on February 20, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Edsel V. Whitaker and Mima Joy Champion Whitaker; his brothers, Peter Whitaker and Jay Eric Whitaker (Jean); and his nephews, Mikey Whitaker and Charles Whitaker.

He is survived by : his children, Kevin Whitaker, Kat Richards (Sam), Joe Paz Whitaker, Jr. (Alicia), Brittany H. Whitaker-Vogt (Swantonie), Brooke N. Whitaker (Jacyn), Jay E. Whitaker, Jr. (Chastity) and Julia V. Whitaker; and his grandchildren, Presley Whitaker, Carslie Richards, Cora Richards, Joe P. Whitaker III, Joslynn Whitaker, Jala Whitaker, Joya Whitaker, James Whitaker, Ian Grant, Noah Grant, Preston Hayes, Angel DuRant, Calvin Sowells Jr., Swantonie Vogt, Swanzhane Vogt, Naeem Vogt and Asher Palmer.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home