Mrs. Mary Self Whisnant, 82, of 216 Bmkemont Ave., died Thursday, September 10, 1998 at Shytle House in Valdese. Funeral is 2pm today at Graveisde Clover Hill United Methodist Church in Casar with the Rev. Douglas Goforth, Rev. McCoy Robinson, and Rev. Wayne Buff officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will follow the service in the church fellowship hall.

Mrs. Whisnant was born in Cleveland County the daughter of the late Lemuel Self and Minnie Hoyle Self. She was a retired inspector and was a member of Asheville Street Baptist Church in Morganton. Mrs. Whisnant was preceded in death by her husband Perry Moore Whisnant Jr.

Survivors include her son James Edward Whisnant of Morganton and granddaughter Jill Reidinger of Elizabethtown, PA.

Memorials may be made to Clover Hill Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 1225 Of Grove-clover Hill Church Rd., Casar, NC 28020.

Stnmey Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Whisnant.