Dortha Whitton

Graveside services for Dortha Whitton, 88, Eudora, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Memorial Garden in Kansas City, Kan. Ms. Whitton died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Medicalodge in Eudora. She was born June 19, 1919, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Edward N. and Huldah Swenson Whitton. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., in 1938. She moved from Kansas City, Kan., to Eudora in April 1997.Ms. Whitton was a retired banker and worked for Commercial National Bank in Kansas City for more than 50 years. She was a member of Quindaro Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan.Survivors include a sister, Ruth Miller and husband Vincent, Eudora; a nephew, David Miller; and four nieces: April Bascom, Cathy Schneiders, Karla Pierce and Glee Peters.The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary Eudora Chapel. Online condolences may be sent at www.warrenmcelwain.com, subject: Whitton.