William Earl Whitaker, Jr

August 30, 1962 - January 23, 2018

William Earl Whitaker, Jr., 55, of South Haven died Tuesday, January 23rd at home with his loving family present. Services celebrating his life will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, at the Davidson Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Coloma with the Rev. Nicolas Oliva of Holland Officiating with Pastor Mary Hoots performing the eulogy. Burial will follow at the North Shore Memory Gardens. Family will receive friends and relatives of Thursday from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Davidson Chapel, 249 E. Center St., Coloma. Memorials in his honor should be made to the family for a headstone. William was born on August 30, 1962 in Watervliet to William Earl Whitaker Sr. and Louonn Tio. He was a resident of the area his entire life. His favorite hobbies were metal detecting, fishing the local waters and collecting race cars as well as watching NASCAR Racing on television. Additionally, you could often find him listening to Gospel Blues. William previously work in the lumber industry at Smith Lumber in Hartford for about 15 years as well as working for Challenge Manufacturing in Holland. His family includes his parents William Sr. and Delcie Whitaker, granddaughter Delcie Hoggard , brother Scottie Ray (Justine) Hoggard, sister Terri White, 5 nieces and 3 nephews.