Son of James Whitaker and Elizabeth Ann Hatfield of Indiana.
Husband of Kittie Lillie Blanche Amsberry of Pella, Marion County, Iowa; married on 31 October 1888 in Mason City, Custer County, Nebraska.
"Funeral services for Martin L. Whitaker, 66, well known Scottsbluff citizen who died early yesterday morning after a long illness, will be conducted Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at the First Christian Church in charge of the Rev. Dewey I. Meranda. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Martin Luther Whitaker was born August 21, 1867 in Holton, Ripley County, Indiana and was 66 years, seven months and 22 days of age.
At a tender age, his family moved to Green County, settling on the townsite of Mineral City and later to Worthington, where they lived until September, 1882, when they moved to York, Nebraska. After two years of residence there, they moved to Mason City, Nebraska.
It was here that M.L. Whitaker was united in marriage with Kittie L. Amsberry. The family moved to Hazard, and then to Omaha where residence was maintained for more than a dozen years. In 1906, the family moved to Western Nebraska, settling on a homestead 30 miles southwest of Hemingford, where Mr. Whitaker also served as postmaster for Canton, conducted a store and took a leading part in community affairs.
The family moved to Scottsbluff in 1913. For a couple of years, Mr. Whitaker operated a grocery store.
Later, he was employed by various firms, but after effects of influenza suffered in 1928 left him unable to perform hard work.
Community and church affairs always demanded the attention of Mr. Whitaker. He was steadfast in his beliefs and at various times during his residence here held positions of trust in the First Christian Church congregation. He was more than ordinarily faithful in attendance and was always willing to serve in any good cause.
Surviving him are his widow and seven children; Ray and Clifford of Sioux County; Herbert and Howard of Scottsbluff; Mamie, wife of John G. Hodgson, and Edith, wife of Harry A. Banghart of Scottsbluff, and Helen, wife of Hugh Jull of Lyman.
Surviving also are one brother, Frank, and two sisters, Mrs. Ira Jacobs and Mrs. Charles Bohner of Lefler, Wyoming, near Clearmont.
Mr. Whitaker lived a busy life and engaged in a variety of pursuits. At Mason City, he was associated with his father in the hardware and implement business; at Hazard he operated a hardware store and farm, besides a weekly newspaper, The Hazard Independent. At Omaha, he was employed in a wholesale hardware house for two years and later by the Hammond, Cudahy and Omaha packing plants and as a salesman, before starting for Western Nebraska."
Husband of Kittie Lillie Blanche Amsberry of Pella, Marion County, Iowa; married on 31 October 1888 in Mason City, Custer County, Nebraska.
"Funeral services for Martin L. Whitaker, 66, well known Scottsbluff citizen who died early yesterday morning after a long illness, will be conducted Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at the First Christian Church in charge of the Rev. Dewey I. Meranda. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Martin Luther Whitaker was born August 21, 1867 in Holton, Ripley County, Indiana and was 66 years, seven months and 22 days of age.
At a tender age, his family moved to Green County, settling on the townsite of Mineral City and later to Worthington, where they lived until September, 1882, when they moved to York, Nebraska. After two years of residence there, they moved to Mason City, Nebraska.
It was here that M.L. Whitaker was united in marriage with Kittie L. Amsberry. The family moved to Hazard, and then to Omaha where residence was maintained for more than a dozen years. In 1906, the family moved to Western Nebraska, settling on a homestead 30 miles southwest of Hemingford, where Mr. Whitaker also served as postmaster for Canton, conducted a store and took a leading part in community affairs.
The family moved to Scottsbluff in 1913. For a couple of years, Mr. Whitaker operated a grocery store.
Later, he was employed by various firms, but after effects of influenza suffered in 1928 left him unable to perform hard work.
Community and church affairs always demanded the attention of Mr. Whitaker. He was steadfast in his beliefs and at various times during his residence here held positions of trust in the First Christian Church congregation. He was more than ordinarily faithful in attendance and was always willing to serve in any good cause.
Surviving him are his widow and seven children; Ray and Clifford of Sioux County; Herbert and Howard of Scottsbluff; Mamie, wife of John G. Hodgson, and Edith, wife of Harry A. Banghart of Scottsbluff, and Helen, wife of Hugh Jull of Lyman.
Surviving also are one brother, Frank, and two sisters, Mrs. Ira Jacobs and Mrs. Charles Bohner of Lefler, Wyoming, near Clearmont.
Mr. Whitaker lived a busy life and engaged in a variety of pursuits. At Mason City, he was associated with his father in the hardware and implement business; at Hazard he operated a hardware store and farm, besides a weekly newspaper, The Hazard Independent. At Omaha, he was employed in a wholesale hardware house for two years and later by the Hammond, Cudahy and Omaha packing plants and as a salesman, before starting for Western Nebraska."
Son of James Whitaker and Elizabeth Ann Hatfield of Indiana.
Husband of Kittie Lillie Blanche Amsberry of Pella, Marion County, Iowa; married on 31 October 1888 in Mason City, Custer County, Nebraska.
"Funeral services for Martin L. Whitaker, 66, well known Scottsbluff citizen who died early yesterday morning after a long illness, will be conducted Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at the First Christian Church in charge of the Rev. Dewey I. Meranda. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Martin Luther Whitaker was born August 21, 1867 in Holton, Ripley County, Indiana and was 66 years, seven months and 22 days of age.
At a tender age, his family moved to Green County, settling on the townsite of Mineral City and later to Worthington, where they lived until September, 1882, when they moved to York, Nebraska. After two years of residence there, they moved to Mason City, Nebraska.
It was here that M.L. Whitaker was united in marriage with Kittie L. Amsberry. The family moved to Hazard, and then to Omaha where residence was maintained for more than a dozen years. In 1906, the family moved to Western Nebraska, settling on a homestead 30 miles southwest of Hemingford, where Mr. Whitaker also served as postmaster for Canton, conducted a store and took a leading part in community affairs.
The family moved to Scottsbluff in 1913. For a couple of years, Mr. Whitaker operated a grocery store.
Later, he was employed by various firms, but after effects of influenza suffered in 1928 left him unable to perform hard work.
Community and church affairs always demanded the attention of Mr. Whitaker. He was steadfast in his beliefs and at various times during his residence here held positions of trust in the First Christian Church congregation. He was more than ordinarily faithful in attendance and was always willing to serve in any good cause.
Surviving him are his widow and seven children; Ray and Clifford of Sioux County; Herbert and Howard of Scottsbluff; Mamie, wife of John G. Hodgson, and Edith, wife of Harry A. Banghart of Scottsbluff, and Helen, wife of Hugh Jull of Lyman.
Surviving also are one brother, Frank, and two sisters, Mrs. Ira Jacobs and Mrs. Charles Bohner of Lefler, Wyoming, near Clearmont.
Mr. Whitaker lived a busy life and engaged in a variety of pursuits. At Mason City, he was associated with his father in the hardware and implement business; at Hazard he operated a hardware store and farm, besides a weekly newspaper, The Hazard Independent. At Omaha, he was employed in a wholesale hardware house for two years and later by the Hammond, Cudahy and Omaha packing plants and as a salesman, before starting for Western Nebraska."
Husband of Kittie Lillie Blanche Amsberry of Pella, Marion County, Iowa; married on 31 October 1888 in Mason City, Custer County, Nebraska.
"Funeral services for Martin L. Whitaker, 66, well known Scottsbluff citizen who died early yesterday morning after a long illness, will be conducted Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at the First Christian Church in charge of the Rev. Dewey I. Meranda. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Martin Luther Whitaker was born August 21, 1867 in Holton, Ripley County, Indiana and was 66 years, seven months and 22 days of age.
At a tender age, his family moved to Green County, settling on the townsite of Mineral City and later to Worthington, where they lived until September, 1882, when they moved to York, Nebraska. After two years of residence there, they moved to Mason City, Nebraska.
It was here that M.L. Whitaker was united in marriage with Kittie L. Amsberry. The family moved to Hazard, and then to Omaha where residence was maintained for more than a dozen years. In 1906, the family moved to Western Nebraska, settling on a homestead 30 miles southwest of Hemingford, where Mr. Whitaker also served as postmaster for Canton, conducted a store and took a leading part in community affairs.
The family moved to Scottsbluff in 1913. For a couple of years, Mr. Whitaker operated a grocery store.
Later, he was employed by various firms, but after effects of influenza suffered in 1928 left him unable to perform hard work.
Community and church affairs always demanded the attention of Mr. Whitaker. He was steadfast in his beliefs and at various times during his residence here held positions of trust in the First Christian Church congregation. He was more than ordinarily faithful in attendance and was always willing to serve in any good cause.
Surviving him are his widow and seven children; Ray and Clifford of Sioux County; Herbert and Howard of Scottsbluff; Mamie, wife of John G. Hodgson, and Edith, wife of Harry A. Banghart of Scottsbluff, and Helen, wife of Hugh Jull of Lyman.
Surviving also are one brother, Frank, and two sisters, Mrs. Ira Jacobs and Mrs. Charles Bohner of Lefler, Wyoming, near Clearmont.
Mr. Whitaker lived a busy life and engaged in a variety of pursuits. At Mason City, he was associated with his father in the hardware and implement business; at Hazard he operated a hardware store and farm, besides a weekly newspaper, The Hazard Independent. At Omaha, he was employed in a wholesale hardware house for two years and later by the Hammond, Cudahy and Omaha packing plants and as a salesman, before starting for Western Nebraska."
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