IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Bobby

Bobby Whited Profile Photo

Whited

d. Dec 7, 2020

Obituary

Bobby Wayne Whited, 86, a loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away December

7th , 2020 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Gates City, Virginia on

September 7th, 1934 to Charles Whited and Fannie O'Neal Whited. During his Sophomore

year of high school, his family moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In High School he ran track

and was a member of the FFA. After graduating from Gettysburg High School in 1953, he joined

the Marine Corps. While stationed in Japan, he was assigned to work for the post office. He

served 3 years and acquired the rank of Sergeant. After the military, Bobby attended Shepherd

University in West Virginia and earned a B.S. in Business Administration. He began a 30 year

Civil Service career with the Department of Army. He married Barbara Bell Snook June 18th,

1960 in Hagerstown, Maryland. In 1979, he attended graduate school at the University of

Virginia for Public Management. Bobby and his family lived in Zweibrucken, Germany;

Hampton, Virginia; St. Louis, Missouri; East Moline, Illinois; Lowemont, Kansas and

Leavenworth, Kansas.

Bobby enjoyed outdoor activities of hunting, fishing, sailing, wine making, golfing and skiing.

After retiring from the Government, he bought a farm north of Easton and loved farming and his

cows.

His siblings include Norma Alexander of Fairfield, Pennsylvania (deceased); surviving members

include Judy Blizzard of Fayetteville, Pennsylvania and Sheila Singley of Gettysburg,

Pennsylvania.

Bobby is remembered in loving memory by his wife Barbara Whited of Leavenworth and

Lowement, Kansas; daughters Cindy (Carl) Wilson of Richmond, Virginia; Karen (Mark) Miller of

Lansing, Kansas; and Linda (Jason) Langston of Olathe, Kansas along with his loving

grandchildren Chad Miller, Ashley Miller, Paige Miller, Jack Langston, Reagan Langston, and

George Langston.

Visitation will be held Sunday December 13th, 2020 from 5 – 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church

in Leavenworth, Kansas. Funeral services will be held Monday December 14th, 2020 at 10 a.m.

at Trinity Lutheran Church. (Masks are required.)

The service can be viewed Live on Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/941492627#success.

A small memorial will follow the funeral at Round Prairie Cemetery located just west of Highway

7/73 and Roe Rd north of Easton, Kansas. Visitation, Funeral and Cemetery Memorial are

welcome to all who wish to celebrate the memory of Bobby.

As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to:

Leavenworth County Humane Society, Inc.

100 W Gilman Road

Lansing, KS 66043

Supporting Kids Foundation

"Supporting Kids Foundation is dedicated to helping Kansas City area families battling childhood

cancer because no one budgets for cancer."

P.O. Box 15171

Lenexa, KS 66285

Or

Trinity Lutheran Church

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Funeral Services

Visitation

December
13

Sunday

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Funeral Service

December
14

Monday

10:00 - 10:45 am

Graveside

December
14

Monday

11:00 - 11:15 am

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