Elgin C. Waiters Sr.
December 14, 2010
Elgin C. Waiters, Sr., 38, a resident of Scranton died Tuesday morning in
the Moses Taylor Hospital Intensive Care Unit after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Scranton, the son of Jimmy and Jewel Waiters, Florida and
son of the late Rachel F. Barrett who died September 16, 2010.
He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School Class of 1991 and a
volunteer for the Friends of the Poor.
Elgin enjoyed using the computer, watching sports and was an avid Dallas
Cowboys fan. He spent a great deal of
time with his friends and family, was well known in his community and will be
greatly missed.
Surviving are four children, Elgin Waiters Jr., Taryn Waiters, Brett
Townsend, Brittany Townsend and their mother Donna, all of Scranton; his
brothers and sisters, Alphonso Barrett and his wife Carla, Dorethea Miller and
her husband Emanuel, Marlynn Barrett and her companion Marvin McCloe Sr., Nita
Barrett, Racquel Burgess and her husband Tyree, Chad Waiters, all of Scranton,
Montray Waiters, FL; special friends, Jim Bradley and Tanya Triolo; a host of
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 5 p.m. in the Miller Bean Funeral
Home, Inc., 436 Cedar Avenue, Scranton.
Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.
