With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Lillie Anne Whittaker (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Lillie Anne left this world on January 7, 2025 at the age of 97, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Frank Vrana and Kathrine "Katie" Vrana; her siblings, Mary Francis Crown (Vrana), Emily Alice Lightner (Vrana), Helen Kastl (Vrana), Frank Charles Vrana, Angela Evelyn Hanska (Vrana) and Edna Jo Minor (Vrana); and her children, Vicki Jane Banta and Jeffrey Alan Whittaker.

She is survived by: her sons, Robert Michael Whittaker (Sherry) and Dennis Thurman Whittaker (Julie); and her grandchildren, Greg Whittaker (Rebekah), Deanne Chappell, Paul Whittaker, Nicole Griffin (Jeff), Philip Banta (Melissa), Bonnie Webb (Chad), Angelia Clark (Shannon) and Candace Phillips. She is also survived by her 16 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.

A celebration of life was held on Tuesday, January 14th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Buchanan Funeral Service of Oklahoma City (8712 N Council Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73132).

On May 27th, 1988, Anne and her siblings proudly took part in a ceremony to donate the "Round Barn of Arcadia", which had been in their family for 42 years, to the Arcadia Historical and Preservation Society.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Buchanan Funeral Service