Robert Leslie Whitfield

July 28, 1941 - January 9, 2016

Pratt, KS – Robert ‘Bert ‘Leslie Whitfield, 74, passed away January 9, 2016 at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Robert was born on July 28, 1941 to Lawrence Newton and Mary Matilda (Lunsford) Whitfield in Sharon, KS. On March 26, 1963 he married Elva Faye Mims in Charleston, SC. She survives. Robert was co-owner of Whitfield Sand & Pratt Concrete Products. He served in the US Navy and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Pratt. Survivors, in addition to his wife Elva, include a son, Bryan (Dana) Whitfield of Pratt, two daughters, Pam (Paul) Placzek of Allen, TX, Kim (Steve) Hewitt of Wichita, KS, three grandchildren, Peyton Whitfield, Brydan Whitfield and Gunner Hewitt, a brother, Duane (Joyce) Whitfield of Nevada, MO, and a sister, Carolyn (Leroy) Lovern of Coeur d’Alene, ID. He was preceded in death by his parents, a granddaughter, Malea Lynea Whitfield, and a brother, Joel Whitfield. Visitation will be Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt, KS. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church, Pratt with Reverend John Kissell presiding. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, KS. Memorials may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church in care of Larrison Mortuary.