Born near Siler, Virginia to Lottie and Holmes Whitacre. He graduated from Bunker Hill High School in 1936. He also attended Shepherd College on a foootball scolarship.
While at Shepherd he met his future wife, Virginia Lee Miller and they were married in 1940.
George Whitacre began his teaching career at Woodstock Virginia.
He served as a Military Policeman in WWII.
He resumed his teaching after the war at Front Royal Virginia and then from1946 to 1982 he taught at Martinsburg High School. He also served as a former president of both the Berkeley County Education Associationa and the Classroom Teachers Association. George Whitacre was also active in the Lions Club and was a member of the Methodist Church.
After retiring from teaching, he continued farming and raising cattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia,his sister Velma Haines and a grandson, John Hefner.
While at Shepherd he met his future wife, Virginia Lee Miller and they were married in 1940.
George Whitacre began his teaching career at Woodstock Virginia.
He served as a Military Policeman in WWII.
He resumed his teaching after the war at Front Royal Virginia and then from1946 to 1982 he taught at Martinsburg High School. He also served as a former president of both the Berkeley County Education Associationa and the Classroom Teachers Association. George Whitacre was also active in the Lions Club and was a member of the Methodist Church.
After retiring from teaching, he continued farming and raising cattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia,his sister Velma Haines and a grandson, John Hefner.
Born near Siler, Virginia to Lottie and Holmes Whitacre. He graduated from Bunker Hill High School in 1936. He also attended Shepherd College on a foootball scolarship.
While at Shepherd he met his future wife, Virginia Lee Miller and they were married in 1940.
George Whitacre began his teaching career at Woodstock Virginia.
He served as a Military Policeman in WWII.
He resumed his teaching after the war at Front Royal Virginia and then from1946 to 1982 he taught at Martinsburg High School. He also served as a former president of both the Berkeley County Education Associationa and the Classroom Teachers Association. George Whitacre was also active in the Lions Club and was a member of the Methodist Church.
After retiring from teaching, he continued farming and raising cattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia,his sister Velma Haines and a grandson, John Hefner.
While at Shepherd he met his future wife, Virginia Lee Miller and they were married in 1940.
George Whitacre began his teaching career at Woodstock Virginia.
He served as a Military Policeman in WWII.
He resumed his teaching after the war at Front Royal Virginia and then from1946 to 1982 he taught at Martinsburg High School. He also served as a former president of both the Berkeley County Education Associationa and the Classroom Teachers Association. George Whitacre was also active in the Lions Club and was a member of the Methodist Church.
After retiring from teaching, he continued farming and raising cattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia,his sister Velma Haines and a grandson, John Hefner.
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