WHITWORTH, Lester "Les" Age 82 of Miami Township, passed away peacefully Saturday, 
July 16, 2016, with family at his side. Les was a 1952 graduate of West Carrolton 
High School and the University of Dayton class of 1962. He was employed by Oxford 
Paper Company and Schreiber Corporation from 1955 until 1971. Les founded Whitworth 
Bus Sales in 1971 and worked until his retirement in 2000. He was preceded in death 
by his wife of 54 years Bonnie (Wood), parents Clayborn and Dora Whitworth, and 
in-laws, James and Laura Wood. Les is survived by son Kevin (Janice) Whitworth, 
daughter Duneen (Ron) DeVore, grandchildren Dustin, Brandon (Ashley) Whitworth, 
Mackenzie (Joshua) Hail, Erick and Nicholas DeVore, and great granddaughters Leanne 
and Kaelynn Hail. Les was loved and cherished by his special friend Joanne Sisk. He 
was an active member of the Miamisburg Moose Lodge #1645, and a member of the 
Memorial United Methodist Church in West Carrollton. The family sends their sincere 
appreciation and gratitude to the Specialty Physicians of Kettering Medical Center 
and the Nurses and Staff of the Cardio-Thoracic Care Unit. Les cherished his loving 
family and friends, special relationships at the Moose Lodge, as well as his 
neighbors and golfing companions in Cape Coral, FL. and Dayton, Ohio. Funeral 
Service 11 am Saturday July 23, 2016 at Normandy United Methodist Church 450 W. 
Alexandersville-Bellbrook Rd Dayton, Ohio 45459. Pastor Jim Riggs officiating. 
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery in West Carrollton. Friends may call from 5-8 pm 
Friday at the Tobias Funeral Home-Far Hills Chapel 5471 Far Hills Ave at Rahn Rd and 
from 10-11 am Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Les 
Whitworth, may be made to the Cardiovascular - Thoracic Surgery Fund, c/o The 
Kettering Medical Center Foundation, 3535 Southern Blvd, Kettering, OH 45429, or at 
the Foundation's secure website, http://www.kmcfoundation.org/. On line condolences 
may be sent to http://www.tobiasfuneralhome.com/
Published in Dayton Daily News on July 20, 2016

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