Caroleen Whitaker Speaks

Caroleen Whitaker Speaks, 92, of Mocksville, NC, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Mocksville Senior Living.

She was born August 15, 1932, in Davie County, North Carolina to the late Oscar Roy Whitaker and Essie Mae Wall Whitaker.

She married J.E. Speaks on April 15th,1949.  They celebrated 56 years of marriage before he passed in June, 2005.

Caroleen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James Edwards Speaks Jr, three brothers, Gaither (Gate) Whitaker, James (Jim) Whitaker, Gary Whitaker, Kenneth Whitaker (infant), and three sisters, Colleen McDaniel, Pauline Wall, Shelby Mullis, Margie Whitaker (infant)

She is survived by her daughter, Rene S Staley, one grandchild, Melisa Staley Moore four -grandchildren, Justin Moore, Kate Moore, Amanda Aho, Alliy Scott, and five great- great- grandchildren, Lincoln Moore, Naomi Moore, Aspen Thorstenson, Hawk Scott, and Wren Scott.

Caroleen worked for Hanes Hosiery Weeks Division for forty years before taking early retirement when J. E. retired so they could travel and enjoy retirement together.  She enjoyed crafting, sewing, crocheting, floral design and flea marketing.  She was well known for baking and decorating specialty birthday cakes and wedding cakes as well as catering and directing many weddings over the years.  Caroleen was a member of Oak Grove Methodist Church.

The family will have a time of visitation with family and friends, on Monday, August 26, 2024 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Davie Funeral Home Chapel in Mocksville.  A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.

We, the staff at Davie Funeral Home are honored to serve the Speaks family with funeral arrangements.

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