John Alfred Whisenhunt Jr.

John Alfred Whisenhunt Jr. was born Jan. 14, 1925, to the late John Sr. and Blanche Whisenhunt. He went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday evening May 18, 2008. His absence leaves a great void in all of us who love him dearly.

At 83, John worked to the very end in his machine shop as a tool and die builder for companies like PRADCO. He was born to be an innovator, loving the challenge of stretching his imagination from design to implementation.

John is survived by his wife of 46 years, Nancy Caroll; his six children, Beverly Hayes and Barbara Leftwich of Dallas, Larry Wayne of Van Buren, Joan Bell of Waco, Texas, Karen Pennington of Greenwood and Debi Baxter of Cookeville, Tenn. John is the grandfather of 14 and great-grandfather of 18.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Pfc. Eric Coan, Johnathan Prince, Bayne Hayes, Stefen Glenn, Drew Hayes, and best friend, Danny Stoner.

Honorary pallbearers are grandson, Justin Whisenhunt, friends, Rick Cox, Perry Babb, Steve Efurd, Damon Sadler and son-in-law, Lynn Pennington.

Viewing will be 1 to 9 p.m. today at McConnell Funeral Home in Greenwood. Services will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at 10 a.m. with burial being held at the Mt. Zion Cemetery.