MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Ada Whetstine, 29 Mar 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- ADA WHETSTINE MORGANTON - Ada Whetstine, 95, died Saturday, Mar. 29, 2003 in a Valdese hospital. A native of McDowell County, she was the daughter of the alte Hoy and Mary Thomas Grindstaff, and wife of the late Fred Whetstine. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Mildred McFee and Mary Ethel Hollifield, and three grandchildren. She was a homemaker and attended Community Baptist Church in Morganton. Survivors include four sons, Paul Whetstine of Marion, Howard Whetstine of Biloxi, MS, Arthur Whetstine of Albany, GA, and Franklin Whetstine of Candler; three daughters, Jenevieve Worley of Granite Falls, Louise Smith of Malhaoff, TX, and Francis Wilson of Morganton; one sister, Juanita Smith of Arkansas; 21 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; six great great grandchildren; and one great great great grandchild. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lily Branch Baptist Church. Revs. Billy Bollinger and Lloyd Harris officiated. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The family received friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------