| Date of Birth | March 8, 1983 |
| Passed Away | February 25, 2008 |
| Place of Residence | Hornell |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | March 1, 2008 |
| Service Time | 11:00 AM |
| Service Location | Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home |
| Interment Location | Rural Cemetery |
TONYA E. (MEAD) WHITAKER
HORNELL-Tonya E. (Mead) Whitaker, 24, passed away suddenly Monday (Feb. 25, 2008) at her home at 8265 Madison Ave.
Born in Hornell on March 8, 1983, she was a daughter of Leslie E. Meade, Jr. and Candace M. Groves Mead. On Dec. 30, 2004, she was married in Watertown to Daniel Whitaker.
A resident of Hornell for most of her life, Tonya attended Hornell High School and was previously employed as a Certified Nurses Aide at Hornell Gardens.
She will be remembered as a devoted mother and a loving wife, daughter, sister, aunt and friend.
Besides her husband of Ft. Drum and her parents of Hornell, her family includes her three children, Courtney, Chad and Jon; her three sisters, Ann Marie Mead (Koty Burdett), Tammy (Greg) Cady and Stacy Mead (Rich Snyder) all of Hornell; her brother, Leslie E. Mead III (Tami McCarthy) also of Hornell; her mother-in-law, Michelle (Jon) Beach of LaPorte, Ind.; her two brothers-in-law, Carl Whitaker of Russellville, Ark. and Matthew Whitaker of Omaha, Neb.; her 14 nieces and nephews; also her aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles, cousins and her many friends, including a special friend, Steve.
Tonya was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Fred and Minzie Groves; her paternal grandparents, Leslie and Marian Mead and her father-in-law, Carl Whitaker.
Calling hours are from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. John Merrill officiating. Committal services and interment will follow at Rural Cemetery, Hornell.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in her memory to an educational fund to be established for her children, in care of her sister, Ann Marie Mead, 7048 Burdett Rd., Hornell, NY 14843. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.
MY CONDOLENCES TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY. YOU ARE ALL IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
Ann,
we love ya
Tonya, We love you and will miss you always. Our hearts will always have a filled just for you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this trying time.
for the family:
plz contact us at anytime
Lettitia Mead-Hart
11 Brookline Ct.
Bradford, Pa 16701
ph: 814-362-4826
RAINGIRL892@HOTMAIL.COM
Dorothy Mead-Leffler
247 South Ave. apt. 1
Bradford, Pa 16701
ph: 814-368-3552
PEPSILADY49@YAHOO.COM
little sis i will miss you so much and I love you very much
Although our family is a big one. We don’t see each other often. Just know that any time something is needed there is alwaays someone in our family who will lend a helping hand. Tonya is with so many of our family now and they will forever keep her close. Her grandparents, Uncle Al with his special hugs, and all the others. Please know that if you need anything, just ask. Love always,
Wendy (Stage) Howland , Susan and VJ
May God ease your pain at this terrible time in your life Lean on your friends and family and let them get you through this You are all in our prayers Hold tight to your memories and Tonya will live on in your hearts forever. God be with all of you Our deepest sypathy
Tonya,
You will always be a very special person to me. You will be greatly missed. You will always be in my heart. To the family I am truely sorry for your loss, if you need anything please let me know. Love you guys.
Tonya,
You will greatly missed. You will always be in my heart. To the family I’m sorry for your tragic loss, if you need anything please let me know.
Tonya: We will miss you so much. May you rest in peace.
Tonya, I know we werent close but i bet you were an amazing daughter, mother and wife. You will be missed my many. You are in our thoughts and prayers!
So many laughs,tears and memories that the good man above took you to your final resting place..I am sorry for the family and friends who is going through a hard tyme with this…Your def in myne and my friends prayers here in the city…:To the family keep your heads up-Tonya dont want to see you down and out she would want you to keep your heads up though its a hard time……
Our condolences to the family. We send you our deepest sympathy and hope that God will give you the strength to get though this time of such great loss. Your in our prayers. Tanya’s bright spirt will be missed by many.
To the Families and Friends, My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
my thoughts and prayors go out to the mead family,tonya was a great friend,mother,shell be missed by many,sweet tonya i hope you rest in pease love a friend always ill see you and my little sis some day soon when im called by my sister to be by her side again in heavon,and no well all help and be there for youre family and kids
I worked with Tonya at Hornell Gardens. I thought she was a hard worker and a good friend. WHen she used to pick me for work I remember all the times she said she wanted to quit and I told her not too. I even still talked to her after I quit working there. we would Im each other online. I haven’t talked to her in a couple of months because she was never on when i was. She was a good friend to me when we worked together and she will be missed.
Aunt Dee:
I love and miss you. you’ll always be with me, my heart and my prayers. i know you’ll be taken care of you’ll be with Melissa. May you rest in peace…
Angela:
I’m going to miss you alot. More than anyone knows I love you very much. i’m really going to miss our late night talks. You got to see my sister first. Tell her i said hi and i miss her very much as well. Take care of each other and i’ll see you guys in about 30 yrs.. And remember were still friends forever… I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tonya we where not as close as some people in your life but I know what a kind loving person you where and I hope you know how much you are missed and loved I wish the best to your friends and family and may you always smile down on us with the love you shared while among us farewell till we may meet again.
Lovey & Les I’m sorry for your loss. If you need any thing just let me know.
I will be thinking about you guys and the rest of the family. Take care and God Bless you all.I Love You.
To The Family Of Tonya : Thinking of you. Wishing you and your family strength and peace remember that memories are the legacy of love.
I met Tonya & the kids at the family day for the soldiers before they went overseas & kept intouch with her through e mail.I have family pictures i took that day if you would like copies. e mail me or call
MY CONDOLENCES TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY. YOU ARE ALL IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. If you need anything at all, please dont hesitate to get ahold of me.
Tonya was always someone that was smiling when I was in school. Her smile and laughter will always be missed.
to my best friend
i loved Tony dearly and i will miss her. If i ever needed anything or just needed to talk you were always thier and i will be there for your family though there time of need and to help them thought thier time of sorrow. Uncle Les and Aunt Candy please remeber if you guys ever need anything just call or if you just need someone to talk to i am here just as she was for me.
love Sherry
My Condolences to the family…Tonya and i were very close and shared a lot of laughters and tears this past year up here in watertown/fort drum…the kids are very dear to me….she will be missed and always kept in our hearts
To ALL of the family of Tonya, It is ironic how the passing of someone so far away has so many touched. It really shows that we are all family. I am so sorry, Danny, That this has happened to you, your wife, and children. To her parents and siblings, my heart goes out to you all. May this someway find a way to bring everyone together for the better of the kids and to realize that we ARE all family in God’s eyes. i am Carl Whitaker’s mother. We have all been touched.
Tonya, You are truly missed by many, many people. We all know how much you loved Daniel, he loves you too. I’ve lost my favorite daughter in law.
You will always be like a sister to me and i will never forget all the good times we had when we were growing up more good than bad. I miss you so much and hope one day we will reunite when my time comes but not now i have alot of things god wants me to do before i go love ya!sis
tonya here it is christmas time with out agian year number 2 and i still can’t get over the lose you have brought to my heart every time i hear your name i just tear up when i am sad i think of you and look at your pics i miss you so much your children are getting so big now my boys are waiting for a new little brother and stacy kids are growning like weeds bre and casey are getting ready to graduate this year… i get so mad at you when i can’t call and tell you how my day is going or how jesse did so great on his report card or ya know what that little monkey did today… damn it tonya i miss you like crazy and with the holidays near it only gets worse for me …. I love you