Vanda Whisnant
MOORESBORO Mrs. Vanda Nesbitt Whisnant, 85, of 104 Nesbitt St., died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, at Asheville Healthcare Center.
Born in Davidson County, she was a daughter of the late Pinckney E. and Martha Belle Motsinger Whicker. She was a teacher at Shelby High School, member of Sandy Run Baptist Church and was involved in many of the church activities. After teaching and coaching for 18 years at various North Carolina high schools and colleges, she taught English and journalism for 20 years at Shelby High School before retiring. She was a member of the Mooresboro Book Club, the K.K.I. Sorority, Democratic Party Precinct Chairman, Eastern Star, Cleveland County Senior Citizens, Cleveland County Senior Olympics, 1982 World Whos Who of Women and Miss Cleveland County Senior Citizen. She received her bachelor of science degree from Appalachian State Teachers College in 1938 and her masters from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1951.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Andy W. Nesbitt; and her second husband, Guinn Whisnant.
She is survived by a son, Phil Nesbitt of Charlotte; two daughters and a son-in-law, Wanda Nesbitt Davidson of Swannanoa and Patty and Dan Morales of Cary; two grandsons, Ben and Patrick Davidson; two granddaughters, Ginny and Elizabeth Whisnant; two stepsons and their wives, Bob and Ginger Whisnant of Albuquerque, N.M., and Laurin and Judy Whisnant of Kings Mountain.
The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Sandy Run Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Hendrick officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service.
Interment will be in the church cemetery.
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