{"id":37936,"date":"2026-05-13T15:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=37936"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:41:05","slug":"dorothy-ellen-whitaker-86-of-marion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/37936-dorothy-ellen-whitaker-86-of-marion\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorothy Ellen Whitaker (86) of Marion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Dorothy Ellen Whitaker, age 86, of Marion, Illinois and formerly of Herrin and Eldorado, Illinois, passed away at 9:11 AM on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Charleston Rehab and Nursing in Charleston, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral services celebrating Dorothy\u2019s life will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the County Line Cemetery near Creal Springs, Illinois.\u00a0 Family and friends are asked to gather at the cemetery at 1:30 for a time of visitation before the service.\u00a0 In loving memory of Dorothy, memorials may be made to the Meyer Funeral Home, 307 West Jourdan Street, Newton, Illinois 62448.\u00a0 Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home \u2013 Bishop Chapel in Greenup, Illinois.\u00a0 The obituary can be viewed and condolences left at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meyerfh.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.meyerfh.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778775687788000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-nCxuwJgicegLKkrw3k0R\">www.meyerfh.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy was born on June 26, 1939, in Charleston, Illinois, the daughter Rev Arlie Thomas and Dorothy Maxine (Wheeler) Whitaker.\u00a0 She worked as a telephone operator for GTE for several years. Dorothy was a member of the United Methodist Church in Zeigler, Illinois.\u00a0 She enjoyed crocheting and reading.<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy is survived by: Son \u2013 Mike Veach of Johnston City, Illinois; Grandchildren \u2013 Rachel Veach of Charleston, Illinois; Eric (Ashley) Veach of Toledo, Illinois; June (Jonnita) Leinenbach of Marion, Illinois; James Nesler of Marion, Illinois; William (Natalie) Jamison of Johnston City, Illinois; Tiffany (Clint) Becker of Johnston City, Illinois and Shanna Jo Veach of Johnston City, Illinois; and Several Great Grandchildren also survive.<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, son and daughter-in-law John and Angila Veach, daughter Lynn Veach, daughter-in-law Tina Veach and a sister Doris Whitaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorothy Ellen Whitaker, age 86, of Marion, Illinois and formerly of Herrin and Eldorado, Illinois, passed away at 9:11 AM on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Charleston Rehab and Nursing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obits"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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