Bobbie Joyce Whisenhunt, 65, of Nederland, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
A graveside service will be held at 3 pm Friday, August 28, 2009 at Memory Gardens cemetery in Nederland with Rev. Dr. L.A. Richardson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Broussard’s in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 pm Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the mortuary.
Mrs. Whisenhunt was a native of Jackson, Tennessee and lived in the Nederland area for 60 years. She was a retired dispatcher for Transitmix and will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Cooking was what brought her family home; they came for the food and stayed for the love.
Mrs. Whisenhunt is survived by her husband, Harmon Whisenhunt of Nederland; daughter, Deanna Whisenhunt of Port Neches; sons, Tommy Whisenhunt and wife Stephany of Nederland and Jon Whisenhunt of Vidor; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, T.V. and Johnnie Mae Springfield and her sister Peggy Jean Foux. Memorial contributions in Mrs. Whisenhunt’s memory may be directed to The American Cancer Society 755 11th Street Suite 212 Beaumont, Texas 77701.
