- Date Of Birth: December 5, 1928
- Date Of Death: August 15, 2017
- State: Ohio
Donald Friece Whitacre Jr., age 88, of Salem, died at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at the Essex of Salem III. He was born December 5, 1928 in Salem, a son of the late Donald Friece Whitacre Sr. and the late Marie (Pasco) Whitacre.
Before his retirement in 1991, Don had been vice president of the former Electric Furnace where he worked for 38 years.
Don was a 1946 graduate of Salem High School, served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War, and was a member of the Realife Church. He was also a life member of the Salem VFW Post 892, and a member of both the First Families of Ohio and the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution.
His wife, Mary Ann (Bufi) Whitacre, whom he married July 10, 1955, survives him along with a son, Donald F. (Christine Galchick) Whitacre III of Chippewa, Pa; a daughter, June Lenora (Mike) Cain of Minerva; two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
A son, Jonathan Paul Whitacre, and three brothers, Perry Albert Whitacre, Raymond Eugene Whitacre and Robert James Whitacre preceded him in death.
Woodsdale Cemetery Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:00 AM Teagarden & Woodsdale Road
Hanoverton, OH 44423 Military honors provided by the Salem Honor Guard following the service. Directions
