Martha J. Powell Whisnant

Martha J. Powell Whisnant, 79, of Morganton, NC went home to be with Jesus on Monday, January 5, 2015.  Born in Burke County, NC on December 25, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Corlie “Pop” Powell and Alma Mae Powell.  Martha was a lifelong member of Calvary Assembly of God where she lived to serve the Lord.  She retired from Drexel Heritage with 23 years of service.  She loved her family.

Martha is survived by her sons, Jerry (Debbie), David (Shelia), Steve (Libby), and Michael (Ellen), all of Morganton; daughters, Trish Whisnant, Connie Padgett (Darrell), and Annie Arnett (Ronnie), all of Morganton and Geraldine Fox (Derryl) of Nebo, NC; a daughter-in-law, Marsha Whisnant; twenty-five grandchildren; thirty-nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Katherine Walker and Doris Mather; and a number of nephews and nieces.

In addition to her parents, Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Levi Whisnant; sons, Levi Whisnant, Jr. and his wife, Ronda, Kevin Stacy Whisnant, and Arnold Whisnant; a daughter, Doris J. Whisnant; grandchildren, Carla Padgett Yates, Shannon A. Fox, and Troy Whisnant; and a great-grandson, Levi Whisnant; a brother, Homer Powell; and sisters, Jean, Mary, Frances, and Lueyane.

The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Calvary Assembly of God with the Rev. Wayne Stafford and the Rev. Danny Adams officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center where the body will remain until placed in the church thirty minutes prior to the funeral.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Proverbs 31:31