Billy Wayne Whisenant

Nov 9, 1945 - March 7, 2011

Billy Wayne Whisenant, 65, of Rescue Road in the Allens Crossroads Community died Monday, March 7, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Whisenant was born in Marshall County to Melvin Hubert and Myra Sutton Whisenant.

He was a retired John Deere tractor mechanic and a lifelong resident of the Allens Crossroads Community.

He is survived by his wife: Linda Whisenant of Allens Crossroads; daughter: Gayla Whisenant Shedd of Allens Crossroads; sons: Charles Whisenant, Rodney Whisenant and Kevin Whisenant, all of Allens Crossroads; mother: Myra “Tince” Whisenant of Allens Crossroads; brother, Donnie Whisenant of Allens Crossroads; sisters, Shirley “Ganner” Thomas and Annette McCourt of Allens Crossroads and Debbie Criscoe of Pine Ridge; grandchildren, Drew Whisenant, Matt Whisenant, Brooke Whisenant, Brent Shedd, Elizabeth Shedd, Aaron Shedd, Hunter Whisenant, Austin Simmons Whisenant, Stephen Whisenant, Daniel Johnston, Courtney Johnston, Nate Whisenant, Dakota Whisenant, Mary Elizabeth Arrington, Dale Arrington, Bekah Rigby and Kyle David Hamaker.

He was preceded in death by his father.

The funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Gober Funeral Chapel with Steve Criscoe and Charles Brown officiating. Burial was in Mount Olive Baptist Church cemetery with Gober Funeral Chapel directing.