John Garland Whisnant

John Garland Whisnant, 79, of 216 E. Main St., died Friday , Feb. 23, 1990, at Cleveland Memorial Hospital.

The son of the late Marcus Bryant Whisnant and Dovie F. Upton Whisnant, he was a farmer and owner of Whisnant's Grocery. He was a member of Lawndale Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby Jeanette Wallace Whisnant; daughter , Shirley Ann Whisnant, of Morganton; two brothers, Woodrow Whisnant of Lawndale and Joe Whisnant of Gastonia; and sister, Elizabeth Shehan of Lawndale.

Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Published in the Shelby Star February 24, 1990