This is a hard one to deal with. Joey was a great kid. Not sure why he took his own life. No answers were left behind.
Biography
Joseph Paul "Joey" Whitaker
Ankeny, IA
Joseph Paul "Joey" Whitaker, 19, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 in Ankeny. Visitation will be Monday, November 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Collins, IA.
Joey was born June 13, 1989 to Jerry and Bonnie Whitaker in Des Moines. He graduated from Ankeny High School in 2007 and was currently a student at DMACC. Joey enjoyed skateboarding, drawing, listening to music and designing cartoons. He also loved hanging out with his friends.
Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Bonnie Whitaker of Ankeny; sisters, Jill and husband, JasonFrederick of Waukee, and Jessie Whitaker of Ankeny; paternal grandpa, Paul and wife Lola Whitaker of Collins; maternal grandma, Delight Siebert of Topeka, Kansas; nieces, Avery and Lauren Frederick of Waukee; honorary mom, Rhonda Spaw, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his grandma, Zola Whitaker; grandpa, Arthur Siebert; and uncle, Kevin Siebert.
Ankeny, IA
Joseph Paul "Joey" Whitaker, 19, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 in Ankeny. Visitation will be Monday, November 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Collins, IA.
Joey was born June 13, 1989 to Jerry and Bonnie Whitaker in Des Moines. He graduated from Ankeny High School in 2007 and was currently a student at DMACC. Joey enjoyed skateboarding, drawing, listening to music and designing cartoons. He also loved hanging out with his friends.
Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Bonnie Whitaker of Ankeny; sisters, Jill and husband, JasonFrederick of Waukee, and Jessie Whitaker of Ankeny; paternal grandpa, Paul and wife Lola Whitaker of Collins; maternal grandma, Delight Siebert of Topeka, Kansas; nieces, Avery and Lauren Frederick of Waukee; honorary mom, Rhonda Spaw, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his grandma, Zola Whitaker; grandpa, Arthur Siebert; and uncle, Kevin Siebert.
Contributions may be directed to the family for a memorial to be established in Joey's name.
Online condolences can be made at
Joey's online condolences
Online condolences can be made at
Joey's online condolences
Psalm 13
1 How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
4 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me.
1 How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
4 my enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me.
Joey, you will be greatly missed by all.
