Rebecca Whitaker

Rebecca Landoll Whitaker, 45, of Shreveport, LA, died unexpectedly on January 5, 2016 at Willis-Knighton Pierremont Health in Shreveport of heart failure complications.

Born on October 6, 1970 in Norwalk, Ohio, Becky graduated from Edison High School in 1989. Her spirit of adventure led her first to Florida where she lived in Ft. Lauderdale before meeting her husband, Lucian Cary III (Cary), and moving to Louisiana.

Becky centered her energies on the growth and development of sons Lucian (Luke), 9, and Logan, 7.

As the fifth child in a line of seven siblings, she is remembered by her brothers and sisters as a vivacious, feisty, woman whose priority was involvement with family. At family homecomings, she enjoyed showing her sons the River Road family farm where as a child she spent many carefree days exploring the farm, picking mulberries and conversing by the firepot.

In Shreveport, she dedicated herself to volunteering at her sons school and created a nurturing, loving home. She happily spent countless hours in patient play time with her boys, telling them stories, creating artwork or cooking together.

True to her giving nature, Becky was an organ donor recognizing an opportunity to help others.

In addition to her husband of 9 years, Cary and their two sons Luke and Logan, she is survived by:

her parents, John and Virginia Landoll of Milan, OH;

Siblings John Landoll of Tampa, FL; Patrick and Laura Landoll of Cincinnati, OH;

Anita and Carl Dalessandro of Cincinnati, OH, and their children Bon and Elizabeth;

Rachel and Jim Kanable of Findlay, OH and their children Jacob, Kaitlin, Corrine and Austin; Gretchen and Scott Yeager of Chicago, IL and their children Karley, Blake, Hannah Nicholson, Zachary Nicholson and Garrett Nicholson, and

Adam and Laura Landoll of Denver, CO and their children Emma and Samuel

Brothers and sisters in-law:

Wendy and Dave Barmore and their son Mack McClure; Candace Whitaker; Carter Whitaker; Craig and Lisa Whitaker, and their children Dylan and Dawson; Bailey Whitaker and his children Sebastian, Hunter and Cameron; Courtney and Lee Jensen, and their son Jag Lee all of Florida.

Preceded by death mother and father in-law, Elizabeth Ortman Whitaker and Lucian Cary Whitaker II of Flordia.

Celebration of Life Service will be on Feb 13, 2016 at St. Anthony's Parish Hall in Milan, OH at 12:30 with luncheon to follow.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Fifth Third Bank,

For the Benefit of Luke and Logan Whitaker. Account # 7977821045.

225 Aptakisic Rd. Lincolnshire, IL 60069.