CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - William V. Whisnant Sr., 11 Dec 2001
====================================================================
     USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
         free information on the Internet, data may be used by
         non-commercial entities, as long as this message
         remains on all copied material. These electronic
         pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
         or for presentation by other persons or organizations.

         Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
         for purposes other than stated above must obtain the
         written consent of the file contributor.

	 The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives
	 to store the file permanently for free access.

         This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
         Archives by: The Elizabethton Star	http://www.starhq.com/
====================================================================
William V. Whisnant Sr.

   William V. "Bill" Whisnant Sr., 76, 745 First Avenue, Hampton, died 
Tuesday, December 11, 2001, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center 
Hospital, Mountain Home, following a brief illness.
   Mr. Whisnant was a native of Carter County and the son of the late 
Isaac and Lillie Royal Whisenhunt. He was also preceded in death by his 
wife, Ruby Johnson Whisnant, March 12, 1985.
   Mr. Whisnant was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church of Tiger 
Creek. He was a retired barber and was owner-operator of Bills Barber Shop, 
Bristol. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II and 
the Battle of the Bulge.
   Survivors include two daughters, Sue Calhoun and Starr Whisnant 
Garland, both of Hampton; a son, William Whisnant Jr., Hampton; two 
sisters, Millie Tester, Hickory, N.C., and Mimmie Arwood, Hampton; five 
brothers, Nova Whisenhunt, Elizabethton, Carmon Whisnant, Hampton, Dave 
Whisnant, Manteca, Calif., Reno Whisenhunt, Roan Mountain, and Harry 
Whisnant, Elizabethton; four grandchildren, Doug Calhoun, Hope Nichols 
and Chad Whisnant, all of Hampton, and Destiny Whisnant, Roan Mountain; 
and one great-grandson, Jacob Calhoun, Hampton. Several nieces and 
nephews also survive.
   Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of 
arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick
   
   WHISNANT -- Funeral services for William V. "Bill" Whisnant Sr., 76, 
745 First Avenue, Hampton, who died Tuesday, December 11, 2001, will be
conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2001, at Tetrick Funeral 
Home, Chapel of Peace, with the Rev. Steve Burleson officiating. 
Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, 
December 14, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Military Honors to be 
accorded by the Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166. Active 
pallbearers will be Chad Whisnant, Doug Calhoun, Wayne Johnson, Bill 
Hardin, J.D. Calhoun and Nova Whisenhunt Jr. Honorary pallbearers will 
be William Roberts, Tim Roberts, Leory Johnson and members of First 
Free Will Baptist Church of Tiger Creek. Everyone will meet at the 
funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Friday to go in procession to the cemetery. 
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral 
home. Friends may also call at the residence, 745 First Avenue, Hampton, 
at any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make 
donations in memory of Mr. Whisnant to St. Jude Children's Research 
Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905. Condolences may
be sent to the family via e-mail address tetrick@funeral-plans.com. 
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 543-4917, is in charge of 
arrangements.