Matagorda
Elmer Howard Whisenant
1939 — 2020
Elmer Howard Whisenant, Sr. died suddenly of a heart-attack at his home in Matagorda Texas on the morning of November 20, 2020. He was born May 28, 1939 in Mansfield, Texas to the late Marvin Whisenant, Sr., and Clorie Lestie Logan. Before retiring in Matagorda, Elmer was a lifelong resident of the Mansfield/Rendon area, where he built the house that he and his wife shared to the extent of unearthing and hauling the very rock he used. Elmer was a brilliant craftsman and also possessed exceptional ingenuity for the workings of motors and machines. Elmer had a true passion for fishing and took great pride in his riverfront property in Matagorda where he hand crafted the perfect floating...