Margaret Whisnant

CHARLOTTE - Mrs. Margaret Fant Whisnant, 71, of 3600 Cypress Club Drive, Villa 101-B, died Monday, March 15, 1999, at Stewart Health Center.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at River Hills Community Church, with the Rev. Russ Brown officiating.

A native of Easley, Mrs. Whisnant was the daughter of the late Jessie Haddon Fant and Mary Elizabeth Geer Fant Moore. She was a 1948 graduate of Furman University. A longtime resident of River Hills, she was a member of River Hills Community Church, an avid bridge player and a church and community volunteer.

Surviving are her husband, William L. Whisnant; her son, Bill Whisnant of Saratoga, Calif.; her daughter, Patty Cease of Cary, N.C.; and three grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Duke Brain Tumor Research Fund, c/o The Brain Tumor Center Duke University Medical Center, Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710 or Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, NC 28204.

M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, is in charge.