Willis Elgin DeWitt

Willis Elgin DeWitt died February 24, 2023 at the age 85.  He was born June 16, 1937. Willis grew up in rural Harveyville, KS and lived his adult life in Burlingame, KS.  He was the youngest son of Ivan DeWitt and Anna (Elgin) DeWitt.

Willis married Peggy Kivitter in 1957, they later divorced.  To this union they had two boys, Willis Elvin DeWitt (Pittsburgh, KS) and Wayne Eric DeWitt.

On September 3, 1965 he married Betty Morey Hawker.  To this union came a step-daughter, Wendy Hinck (White Cloud, KS), and two daughters, JoEtta Wheeler (Virginia Beach, VA) and DeAnna Bean (Grady) (Osage City, KS).

Willis worked as a materials tester for the Kansas Highway Department out of the Garnett, KS office. He was a farmer and a rancher. He was a logger of standing walnut and timber and raised racing Greyhounds.

Willis loved to hunt and fish, share stories, throw dice and play cards.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Anna; a son, Wayne; a great-grandson, Wiley Colson; five brothers, Boyd, Darrell, Neal, Ellis and Kane DeWitt; three sisters, Helen Selby, Bonnie Oyler and Georgia Lacy.

He is survived by two sisters, Glenda Supple (Topeka, KS) and Gloria Bimslager (Warrenton, MO). He has nineteen grandchildren; twenty-four great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and lifelong friends.

Graveside services and Inurnment will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Wilmington Cemetery, 11200 Wilmington Rd, Harveyville, KS.  Memorial contributions may be made to Federated Church of Burlingame, KS and sent in c/o the Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home, P.O. Box 194, Burlingame, KS 66413.  Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com.

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