She was an educator in the Salem New Jersey public schools for 20 years and a member of the First Baptist Church in Salem.
She is survived by her children, Lynn Crawford of New Bern, NC; Willard Allen Whitaker, III of Germantown, TN; James B. Whitaker of Cincinnati, OH; four grandchildren, and one great-grandson, Wesley Whitaker.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Church Street Station P.O. Box 780 New York, NY 10008-0780.