Mary Katherine Whetsel Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on February 28, 2026, at the age of 83, Mary Katherine Whetsel of Radford, Virginia passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Katherine Whetsel to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Anna Ruth Taylor (Sparks) and Henry Vernard Taylor of Starnes Bluff; her siblings, Frank Taylor, Henry Taylor, Gene Taylor, Bernice Jones (Taylor) and June Hixon (Taylor); her siblings-in-law, William Whetsel, Jr. (Bill), Don Whetsel, Dale Whetsel, Wanda Blevins (Whetsel) and Barbara Taylor (Whetsel); her niece Linda Blevins; her nephews, Dennis Whetsel and Robbie Whetsel; her husband Robert Lee Whetsel (Bob); and her daughter Tammy Lea Whetsel.
She is survived by: her sister Florence Franscisco (Taylor); her siblings-in-law, Katheryn Countiss (Whetsel), Rita Serra (Whetsel) and Charles Whetsel; her children, Dr. Robert Carlton Whetsel (Ruth Barratt) and Anna Marie Whetsel Rucker; her grandchildren, Jason Lee Whetsel, Niycoka Lynn Friend (Jonathan Friend), Joshua Johnston, Zac Johnston (Jozelyn) and Donavan Whetsel Rucker; and her great grandchildren, Holdien Sheppard, Destiny Washington, Richard Perry, Jr., Keymoni Kimbrough, Bryanna Perry, Payton Dowdy, Mahnya Mosier, Olivia Leeson, Trynt Johnston, Aubree Perry, Jayce Johnston, Samuel Whetsel, Jett Johnston, Sawyer Johnston and Evan Perry.
