Martha Whisnant

SHELBY — Martha Richards Whisnant, of 134 Hillside Drive, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at Wake Forest Medical Center.

Born in Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John Raymond Richards and Dessie Justice Richards. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the organist at Aldersgate United Methodist Church for 28 years and at Central United Methodist for two years. She was very involved in church activities. She was educated in Shelby City Schools and pursued her interest in music. She loved her flowers, playing the piano and organ and shopping.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald Richards and Bobby Richards.
She is survived by her husband, G. Dean Whisnant; daughters, Debbie Whisnant Crutchfield and husband, Brian, of Charlotte and Kristy Whisnant Kretzschmar and husband, Todd, of Raleigh; grandchildren, Jennifer Crutchfield Squires and husband, Charles, of Kernersville and Scott Andrew Crutchfield of Charlotte; and a number of loving nieces and nephews.

Visitation: The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home.
Funeral: Saturday at 11 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church

Burial: Sunset Cemetery