AKRON – Jerry Lee Whetstone, 63, Fishers, and previously of Akron, died at 8:41 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Community Heart and Vascular Hospital, Indianapolis.
He was born May 26, 1954, in Warsaw, and was the son of Lowell D. and LoaJean Horn Whetstone.
He graduated from Akron High School in 1973.
On Oct. 7, 1978, in Akron, he was married to Beth Ann Harris by the Rev. Claude Fawns.
He served in the U.S. Navy where he worked as a welder.
He worked at Bhurt Engineering in Warsaw and was a correctional officer at Miami Correctional Facility where he retired.
He was a happy man who never met a stranger. He was a fan of auto racing and specifically Jeff Gordon. He enjoyed Chicago Bears football and spending time with his granddaughter.
Survivors include his wife, Beth Ann Whetstone, Fishers; a daughter, Amber Shae Peters (spouse Scott) and their daughter, Cadence Ann Peters, South Whitley; a brother, Leon D. Whetstone (spouse Marlene), Silver Lake; a sister, Darlene K. Reese (spouse Dan), Oswego; a sister-in-law, Pamela Prater (spouse Jeff), Rochester; a brother-in-law, Marvin Harris (spouse Tina), Huntsville, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Earl-Love Funeral, 811 E. Rochester St., Akron.
Services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Pastor Derrick Harris of Olive Branch Church will officiate.
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For those who wish to honor the memory of Jerry L. Whetstone, memorial contributions may be made to the family c/o Earl-Love Funeral Home, P.O. Box 503, Akron, IN 46910.
Online condolences may be sent to www.earllovefuneralhome.com.
