Terry Whisnant
Retired vocational rehabilitation counselor

LEXINGTON - Terry Whisnant, 51, loving husband of Susan Whisnant, passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at home surrounded by his family.

Born in Monroe, N.C., he was the son of the late Carl Sylvester and Burnice Helen McGaha Whisnant. A graduate of Cowpens High School, he received an Associate of Arts from North Greenville College and Bachelors of Arts in Humanities and Social Services from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Whisnant then went on to receive his Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He retired from the South Carolina government in 1997 after 11 years of service as a vocational rehabilitation counselor.

Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington, conducted by the Revs. John Culp and Andy Oliver. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Frederick Memorial Gardens in Gaffney.

The family will receive friends today from 6-8 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington.

Also surviving are a daughter, Haleigh Whisnant; a son and daughter-in-law, Zachary and Heather Whisnant, and son, Chandler Whisnant and Mary Catherine Livingston, all of Lexington; a sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Michael Henderson of Spartanburg; and step-mother, Iris Valley of Spartanburg.

Special thanks to George and Minnie Hipp, all of his family and friends, and to Angela, his caregiver, who have supported the family throughout his illness.

Memorials may be made to V.H.L. Family Alliance.

Arrangements by Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington.