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Terry Whitmer Obituary

MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Terry Lynn Whitmer, 51, died Jan. 30, 2008, at Madisonville Regional Medical Center.

He was in maintenance for Tyson Foods, was a Navy veteran and member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are his wife, Pauletta; daughter, Amanda Jarvis; sons, Aaron and Matthew Jarvis; sisters, Joyce Nugent and Elaine Woods; brother, Larry; seven grandchildren; and a stepgrandson.

Graveside services 11 a.m. today at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, with military rites.

There will be no visitation at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Mahr Cancer Center.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Courier Press on Feb. 1, 2008.

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