Olan R. C. Whisnant
ID# 12753, b. 5 July 1935, d. 13 May 2013
Birth* Olan R. C. Whisnant was born on 5 July 1935 in Catawba Co., NC .1 ,2 ,3 Death* He died on 13 May 2013 in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC , at age 77.2 ,3 Burial* He was buried in Friendship Bapt. Ch. Cem., Hudson, Caldwell Co., NC .2
Family Catherine Lois Dula Children Richard Charles Whisnant Kathy Danette Whisnant b. 23 Aug 1961, d. 23 Aug 1961Randall Blake Whisnant Roger Clay Whisnant
Calvin Lee Whisenant
ID# 12756, b. 4 May 1927, d. 24 June 2012
Calvin L. Whisenant
Obituary* Milit-Beg* Calvin Lee Whisenant began military service on 15 August 1945 in NC U.S. Army enlistment. Residence* In August 2010 Calvin lived in Morganton, Burke Co., NC .
Cherolyn Geneva Mull
ID# 12757, b. 17 July 1932, d. 1 August 2010
Family Calvin Lee Whisenant b. 4 May 1927, d. 24 June 2012Children Karen Sue Whisenant Gina Lynn Whisenant
William Richard Whisenant
ID# 12759, b. 29 October 1929, d. 14 May 2010
William R. Whisenant
Birth* William Richard Whisenant was born on 29 October 1929 in Morganton, Burke Co., NC .1 ,2 ,3 ,4 Marriage* He married Mamie Lee Chandler on 23 December 1951.5 Death* William Richard Whisenant died on 14 May 2010 in Valdese, Burke Co., NC , at age 80.3 ,4 Burial* He was buried in Burke Memorial Park Cem., Drexel, Burke Co., NC, 35.738333,-81.632778 .
Obituary* Name Variation William Richard Whisenant was also known as Bill. Milit-Beg* He began military service on 17 January 1951 U.S. Army enlistment. Milit-End* He ended military service on 16 January 1953. Residence* In 2006 William lived in Morganton, Burke Co., NC .
Family Mamie Lee Chandler b. 12 August 1929, d. 15 March 2006Marriage* He married Mamie Lee Chandler on 23 December 1951.5 Children Elizabeth Ann Whisenant William Richard Whisenant IV Mary Louise Whisenant Lisa Lee Whisenant
Mamie Lee Chandler
ID# 12760, b. 12 August 1929, d. 15 March 2006
Birth* Mamie Lee Chandler was born on 12 August 1929 in Madison Co., NC .1 Marriage* She married William Richard Whisenant , son of George Macon Whisenant and Alice Elizabeth Baird , on 23 December 1951.2 Death* Mamie Lee Chandler died on 15 March 2006 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC , at age 76.1 Burial* She was buried in Burke Memorial Park Cem., Drexel, Burke Co., NC, 35.738333,-81.632778 .
Family William Richard Whisenant b. 29 October 1929, d. 14 May 2010Children Elizabeth Ann Whisenant William Richard Whisenant IV Mary Louise Whisenant Lisa Lee Whisenant
Zella Willis
ID# 12763, b. 10 October 1933, d. 7 February 1995
Birth* Zella Willis was born on 10 October 1933 in Mitchell Co., NC .1 ,2 Marriage* She married Robert Alexander Whisenant , son of Louis Winfield Whisenant and Ollie Lee Orders , on 16 June 1957 in Morganton, Burke Co., NC .1 Death* Zella Willis died on 7 February 1995 in Myrtle Beach, Horry Co., SC , at age 61; married.3 ,2 Burial* She was buried in Calvin Hgts. Bapt. Ch. Cem., Morganton, Burke Co., NC, 35.735000,-81.732778 .
Obituary* Occupation* Zella Willis was a registered nurse. Note* She graduated from Grace Hospital School of Nursing. in May 1956.
Citations
[S143 ] Letter, Robert Alexander Whisenant to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1995.
[S28 ] Tombstone.
[S19 ] Index to Vital Statistics.
Ruth Ida Mae Whisenant
ID# 12769, b. 13 July 1918, d. 16 February 2000
Birth* Ruth Ida Mae Whisenant was born on 13 July 1918 in Burke Co., NC .1 ,2 ,3 Marriage* She married Luther Conley Beck on 24 December 1938.1 Death* Ruth Ida Mae Whisenant died on 16 February 2000 in Linville, Burke Co., NC , at age 81.2 Burial* She was buried in Burke Memorial Park Cem., Drexel, Burke Co., NC, 35.738333,-81.632778 .
Obituary*
Luther Conley Beck
ID# 12770, b. 1 June 1915, d. 16 October 1981
Census* Luther Conley Beck appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NC , age 22, md., completed the 6th. grade. He is employed as a teamster at the state hospital. His wage last year was $539.
Citations
[S82 ] Family Bible.
Johnny A. Dale
ID# 12771, b. 12 November 1914, d. 12 June 2000
Census* Johnny A. Dale appeared on the census of 1 April 1940 in Quaker Meadow, Burke Co., NC , age 25, md., completed the 6th. grade. He is employed at a furniture factory. His wage last year was $600.
John Reid Benfield
ID# 12772, b. 18 May 1920, d. 26 April 2009
Birth* John Reid Benfield was born on 18 May 1920.1 Marriage* He married Letha Elizabeth Whisenant , daughter of John Lloyd Whisenant and Ellie Mae Smith , on 7 April 1946.2 Death* John Reid Benfield died on 26 April 2009 in Morganton, Burke Co., NC , at age 88.1 Burial* He was buried in Oak Hill United Methodist Ch. Cem., Morganton, Burke Co., NC, 35.774444,-81.754167 .1
Mary Irene Phillips
ID# 12775, b. 27 February 1922, d. 11 April 2011
Birth* Mary Irene Phillips was born on 27 February 1922 in Burke Co., NC .1 ,2 Marriage* She married Ned Cody Whisenant , son of John Lloyd Whisenant and Ellie Mae Smith , on 7 December 1941.3 Death* Mary Irene Phillips died on 11 April 2011 in Morganton, Burke Co., NC , at age 89.1 ,2 Burial* She was buried in Burke Memorial Park Cem., Drexel, Burke Co., NC, 35.738333,-81.632778 .
Artie Faye Hilderbrand
ID# 12776, b. 1 May 1940, d. 28 December 2011
Birth* Artie Faye Hilderbrand was born on 1 May 1940 in Union, Orangeburg Co., SC .1 ,2 Marriage* She married Max Gardner Whisenant , son of John Lloyd Whisenant and Ellie Mae Smith , on 20 December 1957.3 Death* Artie Faye Hilderbrand died on 28 December 2011 in Morganton, Burke Co., NC , at age 71.1 ,2 Burial* She was buried in Grandview Bapt. Ch. Cem., Burke Co., NC, 35.771944,-81.788333 .
Family Max Gardner Whisenant b. 16 July 1927, d. 22 January 2009Children Stanley Max Whisenant Timothy Gardner Whisenant
William Riley McCoy
ID# 12777, b. 21 December 1933, d. 30 September 1985
Family Ellie Faye Whisenant b. 8 November 1936, d. 28 April 2015Children William Randall McCoy 3 Rita Carol McCoy 3
Annie Pricilla Hobbs
ID# 12779, b. 10 January 1876, d. 23 March 1960
Birth* Annie Pricilla Hobbs was born on 10 January 1876 in Cooke Co., TX ; Her parents were James Henry Hobbs and Harriet Ann McClure. Marriage* She married Thomas Bedford Whisenant , son of John William Hugh Whisenant and Mary Elizabeth Blackmore , on 25 December 1896 in OK .1 Death* Annie Pricilla Hobbs died on 23 March 1960 in Hollis, Harmon Co., OK , at age 84.2 Burial* She was buried in Fairmount Cem., Hollis, Harmon Co., OK, 34.670833,-99.928056 .3
Citations
[S68 ] Letter, Gladys Huneycutt Ballew to Raymond C. Whisnant, 1992.
[S71 ] Unknown author, A History of Old Greer County Oklahoma.
[S5 ] Unknown compiler, Various Cemetery Record Books.
Jeffrey Scott Beck
ID# 12796, b. 1 January 1967, d. 23 November 1990
Father* Lester Otis Beck Mother* Joyce Ellen Whisnant
Note* Jeffrey Scott Beck was the first baby born in Burke County, North Carolina in 1967. He attended Freedom High School and Western Piedmont Community College. He died in a hiking accident at Linville Gorge, North Carolina. He had been hiking with his uncle Rodney Whisenant in the park, on 'Conley Cove Trail,' when he slipped on a rock and fell to his death, 150 feet into the gorge. He had been an employee at Bontz Construction Company, in Charlotte, NC, as a dry-wall finisher.
Citations
[S9 ] Letter, Nancy Carole Puckett to Raymond C. Whisnant.
Rodney Herman Whisnant
ID# 12800, b. 26 April 1961, d. 26 February 2013
Birth* Rodney Herman Whisnant was born on 26 April 1961 in Burke Co., NC .1 ,2 ,3 Death* He died on 26 February 2013 in Morganton, Burke Co., NC , at age 51.2 ,3 Burial* He was buried in Burke Memorial Park Cem., Drexel, Burke Co., NC, 35.738333,-81.632778 .
