R. Doggett Whitaker, Jr., CFSP, CPC

Doggett Whitaker has been a S.C. Board Certified licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1971. He is also a S.C. licensed pre-need life insurance agent.

Doggett Whitaker is a 1965 graduate of Newberry High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree from North Carolina State University. He is a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.

Doggett is a member and Past President of the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association. He is a member and Past President of the National Funeral Directors Association, a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, a Certified Preplanning Consultant, a charter member of the Academy of Funeral Service Practice, and a member of the Heritage Club.

Doggett is a member of The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and over the years has served on numerous committees including Chairman of the Congregational Council. He is actively involved in his community and is a member of the Newberry Lions Club, Newberry York Rite Bodies, Hejaz Shrine Temple, and is a Life member of Amity Masonic Lodge #87 AFM. He is an active member of both the Newberry and Chapin Chamber of Commerce.

He is married to the former Christie Crowder, the father of four daughters and has one granddaughter.