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Welcome to Whitaker Funeral Home Whitaker Funeral Home offers a wide range of services and the experienced personnel to assist you whether it is assisting with preneed arrangements, at-need arrangements or being available for loved ones following the services. It is our desire that our services support you through the difficult times and make your memories more meaningful. Whitaker Funeral Home is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, the Cremation Association of North America as well as several other professional organizations. We hold ourselves to high standards of conduct and adhere to the NFDA Code of Ethics. For your convenience, we provide the schedule of services seen on this page and well as a detailed obituary listing. We hope you will find the information provided throughout the site to be helpful. Please contact us if we can assist you in any way.
Our Rich History
After the death of R. Y. Leavell in 1935, James R. Leavell took over the helm, moving the Newberry Home to its present site (Calhoun St. & College St.) in the winter of 1937. The College Street facility was built by Edward Sholtz around 1880 and sold to Dr. William E. Pelham in 1889. Upon his death in 1930 the home went into Dr. Pelham's estate. It was purchased 1936 by John Stockman, who in turn sold it to James R. Leavell.
Roy Doggett Whitaker, Jr. was named General Manager of the Whitaker Funeral Home in 1974 and carries on the family tradition to this date. |
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Originally known as the John Rowland Leavell Funeral Home, our facilites were first located near the present-day Hampton Inn on Nance Street in Newberry, SC. This home was founded in 1847, and in 1865 Robert Young Leavell built the Nance Street facility.
In 1951 the home was sold to Roy Doggett Whitaker, Sr. acquiring its current name under which it was incorporated October of 1970. Not long thereafter (1972) a new brick garage was added.