WILMINGTON — Dr. James D. Whetstone, 84, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020.
He was born Nov. 27, 1935, in Columbia, South Carolina, to Dewitt and Thelma Whetstone.
Surviving are his two sons, James Dewitt Whetstone Jr. of Napa, California, and Dr. David Rodwell Whetstone of Nashville, Tennessee; and eight amazing grandchildren, Hattie, Sterling, Andrew, Caroline, Isabelle, Watson, Annabelle and Henry.
He played minor league baseball for the Cleveland Indians and was a pitcher in 1952.
Dr. Whetstone graduated Mars Hill College 1955 (varsity football/baseball) and graduated Wake Forest University 1957 (varsity baseball). He also graduated Southeastern Seminary 1961, where he obtained Ph.D. in Theology in 1978 and served as the pastor of Temple Baptist Church from 1982 to 2004.
He was a member of Wilmington Rotary Club and served on the Board of Directors for New Hanover Crime Stoppers.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, at Temple Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Oleander Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to services.
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