Lisa Whisnant Meitin

EVANS, Ga.

Lisa Whisnant Meitin, 51, wife of Jerry Meitin, entered into rest Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Mrs. Meitin was born in Hickory, to Betty Gayle Whisnant and the late Alfred N. Whisnant, Sr. She was a graduate of Hickory High School in 1978 and attended the University of North Carolina at Greenboro prior to attending the University of Georgia where she graduated in 1982 and then moved to Augusta in 1984. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Augusta and was part of the Tugmon Sunday School Class. Mrs. Meitin worked at Bankers First as an Auditor, then worked in Accounting at the Savannah River Site, and then became Payroll Manager for the Savannah River Nuclear Solutions. She was also a member of the Augusta OBGYN Cancer Support Group. Survivors include her son, Jim Key, Jr. of Augusta, Ga.; brother, A. Nelson Whisnant, Jr. (Sandra) of Monroe; mother, Betty Gayle Whisnant of Hickory; several nieces and nephews; and in-laws, Louis and Geraldine Meitin; sisters-in-law, Catherine Martinez, MD and Patricia Bach. She is preceded in death by brother, James Lee Whisnant, Sr. (Sandra), and her father, Alfred Nelson Whisnant, Sr. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Jan. 28, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Augusta with Dr. Greg DeLoach and Dr. Rodger Murchison officiating. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society , 2607 Commons Blvd., Augusta, GA 30909. The family will receive friends Friday evening, Jan. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484.

Published in Hickory Daily Record on January 26, 2012