Rev. Raymond Henry Whetstone

1940 - 2020  (80 years)

• Name	Raymond Henry Whetstone
  Title	Rev.
  Born	3 Aug 1940	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Dec 2020	Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
  Buried	29 Dec 2020	Oak Hill Cemetery - Chetopa, Kansas, USA
  Person ID	I16898	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	L.D. Wilson
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F7430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Aug 1940 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Died - 25 Dec 2020 - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA Buried - 29 Dec 2020 - Oak Hill Cemetery - Chetopa, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Rev. Raymond Henry Whetstone Obituary picture
  		Raymond Henry Whetstone 1959 Raytown Senior High School Yearbook Photo Raytown, Missouri, USA Senior
  		Raymond Henry Whetstone 1957 Raytown Senior High School Yearbook Photo Raytown, Missouri, USA Sophomore

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Raymond H. Whetstone August 3, 1940 - December 25, 2020 Chetopa Pastor Raymond H. Whetstone, 80, of Chetopa, passed away at 1:28 p.m., Friday, December 25, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born on August 3, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri to Ben R. and Verla (Leftwich) Whetstone. He grew up in the Kansas City, Missouri area and graduated from Raytown High School. He then attended Southwest Baptist College at Bolivar, Missouri where he earned an Associates of Arts Degree. He graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas where he earned his Bachelor's Degree. He later received a Master of Bible Theology from the International Bible Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Raymond preached his first sermon in February of 1961, and was first licensed to the Gospel Ministry on July 2, 1962, by the Lakeland Baptist Church of Sunrise Beach, Missouri. He was ordained to the Gospel Ministry on August 5, 1965 by the Linn Creek Baptist Church in Linn Creek, Missouri. Over the past 59 years, Raymond has pastored churches in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. He also preached revivals in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Trinidad, West Indies, and mission trips in Vera Cruse, Mexico, and the Indian reservation at Macey, Nebraska. He was the founding and current pastor of the Faith Victory Church in Chetopa. He enjoyed spending time with his family and fishing. Raymond was a member of the Independent Assemblies Ministry and the Chetopa Ministerial Alliance. Raymond and Nancy Overman were married on April 26, 1985 in Norman, Arkansas. She survives of the home. Survivors: Wife - Nancy Whetstone of the home Six Sons - Eric Schertz of St. Louis, Missouri, Joshua Schertz of Miami, Oklahoma; David Schertz of Chetopa, Kansas; Raymond Lee Whetstone of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; Benjamine R. Whetstone of St. Louis, Missouri; and Jonathan Whetstone of Chetopa, Kansas. Three Daughters - Teresa Whetstone of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; Portia Avery of Chetopa, Kansas; and Mary Whetstone of Woodward, Oklahoma. Eighteen grandchildren One Sister - Carol Durr of Chetopa, Kansas He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Monday. The funeral service can be viewed live on the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home Facebook page. For all events, social distancing guidelines will be followed, including the requirement of face masks. Memorials are suggested to the Gideons International. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. (Published by Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home of Chetopa, KS)