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| Robert E. "Bob" McWhorter |
| Date Of Birth: | August 10, 1931 |
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| Date Of Death: | November 19, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | 10:00 am, Saturday, November 26, 2011
Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home |
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Robert E. "Bob or Mac" McWhorter
Robert Emmett McWhorter, 80, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday,
November 19th. Bob was born in Coffeyville, on August 10,
1931, the son of the late Ellen (Gaches) and Emmett Dowell
McWhorter.
Bob was raised in Coffeyville where he received his Eagle scout
award, graduated from Coffeyville High School 1949, attended the
Coffeyville Community College, graduated from KSU as a Wildlife
Biologist in 1958.
Bob was united in marriage to Zora Lou Martin and she survives
him. Bob enjoyed quail & grouse hunting with his
favorite hunting dogs and horses, as a lover of the Native Tall
Grass Prairie.
Bob worked as a wildlife biologist for the Proviance of
Manitoba, Canada in the1960's, he then worked for the U.S. Fish
& Wildlife in South Dakota from 1963 to 1964. Bob and
Zora in 1964 moved to Manhattan where he continued his work with
the Kansas Fish and Game as a Wildlife Biologist. Later he
became a Realtor in ranch and farmland sales. He was a long time
member of the First Christian Church in Manhattan, and served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife Zora of 56 years, two daughters,
Glenda M., wife of Scott Rennick, of Gunnison, Colorado;
Michele E. wife of John Torrence, of Lebo; also surviving are
3 grandchildren, Daniel Robert Rennick, Avery Mason Rennick and
MaKenzie Michele Rennick; and a sister, Neta Dink Mecum, of
Belleville, Illinois.
The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6-8pm at
the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home. A memorial service will be
held at 10:00am on Saturday, November 26th at the funeral home.
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