James W. Whetstone Jr.
Dec. 7, 1955-Nov. 16, 2012
James W. Whetstone Jr. of Crawfordsville passed away Friday morning. He was 56.
Mr. Whetstone was a graduate of Owensville High School, class of 1973 and attended University of Southern Indiana. He worked at Emge Packaging in Fort Branch, Packaging Corp. of America in Vincennes and Inland Container of Crawfordsville, where he was a shipping clerk. He was a member of the Meat Packing Union, Lions Club of Princeton, First Christian Church of Mt. Vernon and coached for several years at the Boys and Girls Club in Princeton. He enjoyed carpentry, fishing and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, especially the Brickyard 400.
Born Dec. 7, 1955, in Flint, Mich., he was the son of James Whetstone Sr. and Edith Joan Robb Whetstone. He married Wendy Nicholas Whetstone on Nov. 5, 1993, in Vincennes. She survives.
Additional survivors include six children, Misty Richardson, Mitch Whetstone, Ryan Perry, Nicholas Whetstone, Shilo Whetstone and John Phillip Whetstone, the last two still residing at home. He is also survived by four siblings, John (Peggy) Whetstone, Sheila (Ed) Hodges, Becky (Mike) Williams and Marlene Hale, as well as grandmother, Olive Robb Hale of Princeton, Ind.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Whetstone III and brother, Michael Whetstone.
Services will be held Wednesday at noon at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Crawfordsville led by Father Dennis Faker. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church beginning one hour prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to a fund to benefit his children through Teacher’s Credit Union, 1570 S. U.S. 231, Crawfordsville, IN 47933.
Online condolences can be made by visiting www.BurkhartFH.com.
