Iva Lee Bussey Whitaker

Iva Lee Bussey Whitaker, 78, of Columbus, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown. Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Friday, January 5, 2024 beginning at 11:00 am .with Rev. Matt Mouser officiating. The interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home from 10:00 am until 11:00 am.

Mrs. Whitaker was born on April 22, 1945 in Taylor County, Georgia to the late Marvin Bussey and Gertrude Jordan Bussey. She worked in the textile industry for over 30 years in Columbus, GA. Mrs. Whitaker was a longtime member of First Freewill Baptist Church in Columbus, GA where she was an active participant of the Golden Ages group. She was a dedicated sister who truly loved and cared about her family. She will be greatly missed but will always have a special place in the hearts of her family and friends.

Other than her parents, Mrs. Whitaker is preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband Roy A. Whitaker; sisters Verna Starner, Jeanette Melvin, and Frances Bone; brothers Herbert Bussey, George Bussey, and Steve Bussey.

Survivors include her sisters Catherine Taunton of Ideal, GA, Suzanne Bussey of Warner Robins, GA, and Grace Dennard of Columbus, GA, as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family.

Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to First Freewill Baptist Church, 952 54th Street, Columbus, GA 31904.