RUBY B. WHISNANT

HICKORY - Ruby Marie Barringer Whisnant, 89, of Spring Arbor Rest Home, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at the Hospice House.

Born Aug. 26, 1914, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of the late Tate and Bessie Emmer Setzer Barringer.

She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and retired from Bassett Furniture.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, A. Ford Whisnant; a son, Kenneth Wayne Whisnant; three sisters; and three brothers.

Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Carroll Dean Whisnant and wife, Martha, of Hickory, Bobby Ray Whisnant and wife, Kathleen G., of Hickory and Ted Tate Whisnant and wife, Pat, of Conover; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at St. James Lutheran Church. Pastor James R. Zimmerman will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.