MARY LEE WHITAKER, 80 LAKELAND - Mother Mary Lee Whitaker, 80 passed away in her Lakeland home of heart failure Dec. 15, 2011. She was a homemaker and pianist. She was mother of the Church at Burkett Chapel P.B. in Bartow where she also sang in the choir. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elder Eddie Whitaker. Mother Whitaker leaves to mourn her passing, granddaughters: Vanell Whitaker-Williams (Jeffrey); Melissa Whitaker-Lawrence; Tracey Whitaker-Smith; LaQuanda Whitaker; Monique Whitaker-Stokes (Gus). She leaves 2 sisters: Albertha Clark (Willie) and Dorothy Galloway (L.C.); also 2 brothers: Louis Jackson (Poincianna) and Jimmie Jackson; 9 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandaughter. Visitation to be held Wed., 6-8 PM in the Coney Chapel; funeral service Thurs., 11 AM at Burkett Chapel P.B. Church in Bartow, FL. Services entrusted to Coney Funeral Home. www.coneyfuneralhomes.com