Obituaries:  Gary Dean Whitmer, Sabine Parish       W-356
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 11, 1989
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Gary Dean Whitmer

  Gary Dean Whitmer, 27, of Many, passed away Friday, Sept. 22, at
the Fort Sanders Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. Gary was born
February 11, 1962, in Carrollton, Mo., the son of Gale and Norma
Scott Whitmer. He attended Carrollton Grade and High School. Gary
was married to Willie Jean Britt on November 11, 1988. He worked
on an offshore drilling rig for SONAT.

  Survivors include his wife; his parents, Gale Whitmer of
Carrollton, Mo., and his mother, Norma Whitmer of Many; two
brothers, Tony Whitmer of Lees Summit, Mo., and Danny Whitmer of
Carrollton, Mo.; two sisters, Anita Colliver of Many, and Cindy
Kerby of Lincoln, Nebraska; his maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Frances Scott of Carrollton, Mo.; his paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Elvina Nachtigall of Salina, Kansas; five nieces; and five
nephews.

  He was preceded in death by his twin brother in 1962.

  Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 25,
at the Gibson-Rice Funeral Home in Carrollton, Mo., with Brother
Darrell Harris officiating. Visitation was held from 7:00 p.m.,
until 9:00 p.m., Sunday evening, at the Gibson-Rice Funeral Home.
Burial was in the Braden Cemetery of Coloma, Mo.