<p>GREENWOOD</p>
<p>Kenneth Brewer Whitaker, 94, of Greenwood, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.</p>
<p>Born Aug. 29, 1922, in Bud, to Dault and Margaret Whitaker, he was a veteran of the U.S Air Force.</p>
<p>He served as superintendent for Farm Bureau Insurance and was a former history teacher in Nineveh.</p>
<p>He was former president of Center Grove school board, and a member of Greenwood Masonic Lodge No. 514 F&AM and Greenwood American Legion Post 252.</p>
<p>Affectionately known as “The Tomato Man," you would often see him selling his crop next to Target on State Road 135.</p>
<p>He married the love of his life, Helen F. Whitaker in 1945; she survives. Additional survivors include his children, Kenneth D. (Diana) Whitaker and Teresa “Terry” (Kyle) West; grandchildren, Michael (Heather) Whitaker, Brent (Cassandra) Whitaker and Taylor West; great-grandchildren, Elijah, Daniel, Jacob, Olivia and Evelyn; and sister, Sylvia O’Kearney.</p>
<p>He was preceded in death by siblings, Tracy Whitaker, Robert Whitaker, Francis Whitaker and Jerry Whitaker.</p>
<p>Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at G.H. Herrmann Greenwood Funeral Home at The Gardens at Olive Branch, 1605 S. State Road 135, with a Masonic service at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.</p>
<p>Memorial contributions may be made to Johnson County Humane Society or Mount Auburn Church.</p>
<p>Online condolences may be shared with the family at <a href="http://www.ghherrmann.com">www.ghherrmann.com</a>.</p>
