Bill Wernet

PRIVATE FAMILY ONLY SERVICES WILL BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE.

Bill Wernet, 78, of Whiteville, departed this life Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after a brief illness.

Bill was born in Nashville on Monday, January 20, 1947, son of the late Robert Allen Wernet and Mary Lou Keller Wernet and had lived in Whiteville since 1990, when he and his wife came back to help take care of his mother. Prior to moving to Whiteville, he worked at Nortel, where he was Vice President.  He graduated high school in Milan, received his bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville and his master's degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University.  He was valedictorian at all three institutions.

He is survived by his wife, Anne Cross Wernet, whom he married on September 16, 1969.

Memorial contributions in his name may be sent to the charity of the donor's choice.