Powerball winner's daughter found dead in home

Jul 7, 2009, 12:40 am (17 comments)

Jack Whittaker

BECKLEY, W.Va. — The 42-year-old daughter of Powerball winner Jack Whittaker has been found dead in her Raleigh County, West Virginia, home.

Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputy D.E. Stafford says the body of Ginger Whittaker Bragg was found Sunday afternoon in Daniels.

Stafford said in a statement Monday that no foul play is suspected. He says the body has been sent to the state Medical Examiner's office.

Jack Whittaker became an instant celebrity on Christmas Day 2002 when he won a nearly $315 million Powerball jackpot.

Ronald Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton is in charge of arrangements. The funeral home's director confirmed Monday that Bragg is Whittaker's daughter.

Whittaker's 17-year-old granddaughter and Bragg's daughter, Brandi Bragg, died in 2004.

Thanks to LckyLary for the tip.

AP

Comments

ThatScaryChick's avatarThatScaryChick

Very sad. Frown

petergrfn

WOW.  May she Rest in Peace.   Strange happenings around Jack.

Bagent's avatarBagent

Another sad event in the life of Jack Whittaker.  My prayers go out to the Whittaker family in this time of loss.

hearsetrax's avatarhearsetrax

Crazy  <- 'nuff said Green laugh

x1kosmic's avatarx1kosmic

My Condolences to the Whittaker Family   Blue Angel

GamerMom's avatarGamerMom

wow she was really young.  It will be interesting to see what the COD was.

fwlawrence's avatarfwlawrence

Quote: Originally posted by GamerMom on Jul 7, 2009

wow she was really young.  It will be interesting to see what the COD was.

Didn't she have cancer?

konane's avatarkonane

Condolences to the Whittaker family.

emilyg's avataremilyg

RIP.  Condolences to the family.

wizeguy's avatarwizeguy

Condolences to family and friends.

maringoman's avatarmaringoman

a sad thing for Mr Whittaker's family. My heart goes to them during this time of this loss.

ConstantlyB's avatarConstantlyB

My thoughts and prayers go out to the  Whittaker family during this time of loss.

MaddMike51

Why is this story even newsworthy?

coolmoney

My condolences go out to the family.  It just goes to show you that family is the most important thing in our lives.  Like Suze Orman says on  her show, "People first, then money then things.

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