GREAT BEND — Roberta Mae Whithorn, 86, died August 17, 2016 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. She was born July 10, 1930 at Hutchinson, the daughter of Frank and Leona Beatrice (Bowman) Houston.
She married Lewis Martin Whithorn October 26, 1947 at Hutchinson, Kansas. He died February 28, 2000. A Great Bend resident since 1946, Mrs. Whithorn was a homemaker, working for Harding Glass for a time. She was an avid bowler, and enjoyed gardening, quilting and woodcarving.
Survivors include two sons: Jeffrey D. Whithorn and his wife Ann of Salina, and Michael Lewis Whithorn of Goddard; and five grandchildren: Melody, Stephanie, Harmony, Sean and Christopher. She was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Yaeden.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Aaron Withrow officiating. Burial will be at noon, Saturday, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Friends may call from noon to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 19, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Barton County Historical Society or Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530