Whitaker, Elsie L., 93 of Middletown passed away on Saturday, February 27th at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born on October 20, 1927 in Middletown, Ohio to Richard James & Sarah Jane (Brewer) Moore. Elsie worked for many years as a beautician for herself, owning and operating Elsie’s Beauty Shop. She attended Dixie Highway Christian Center. She is survived by her sons, Gene and Darryl (Marilyn) Whitaker; her daughter, Donna (Tony) Priest; her 6 grandchildren, Jason (Missy) Lawson, Donna (Mark) Mullins, Adam Whitaker, Cody Priest, Katy (Mattis) Brumbach and Nick (Tammy) Stidham; 8 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren and 2 sisters, Nora Combs and Mable Cheatham. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Eugene Whitaker; her daughter, Linda Lawson; her brother, Alfred Moore and sisters, Bertha Todd and Marie Snell. Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 3rd from 11:00 -1:00 at the Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home 6850 Roosevelt Ave. with Funeral Services to follow at 1:00 pm with Pastor Dave Bowling officiating. Interment will follow at Woodside Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.bakerstevensparramore.com.