Irene Whisnant Justice

Irene Whisnant Justice, 74, of Collettsville Road, died Oct. 14, 2003, at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born July 31, 1929, in Caldwell County, she was a daughter of the late Luther W. and Maude Pendergrass Whisnant. A member of Setzers Gap Presbyterian Church, she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Janet Mae Justice, and a brother, Eugene E. Whisnant. Survivors include her husband, Jesse F. Justice Jr. of the home; two daughters and a son-in-law, Ted and Kathy McKinney of Spruce Pine and Diana Justice of Lenoir; three brothers, Claude R. Whisnant, Luther James Whisnant and Ray D. (Carolina Ray) Whisnant of Lenoir; three sisters, Lillian Whisnant Crisp and Helen Whisnant Reese of Lenoir, and Margaret Whisnant Church of Hickory; and living grandchildren, a stepgranddaughter, Michelle McKinney Rose, and two stepgreat-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Harold Joplin at 11 a.m. Friday at Setzers Gap Presbyterian Church. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
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Obituary courtesy: Lisa Barber