Dale Charles Whitted, age 81, of Deepwater, Missouri passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Lukes Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 18, 2013 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. Visitation will be one hour prior to service also at the chapel. Burial will be private family. Memorial contributions can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Dale was a Staff Sargeant in the U.S. Air Force being stationed in Anchorage, Alaska. He worked as a mechanic with General Motors and Delco Remy in Kansas City. He worked as a journeyman mechanic with KCP&L beginning in 1966. He was active with the Missouri River Boating Association in Kansas City, the Lakelanders Camping Club, American Legion, and the Golden Valley Squares in Clinton. He was a member of the IBEW.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Lura (Albright) Whitted, daughter Cathy, son Lawrence; four brothers, Marvin, Berton, Glen, and Roland; and one sister, Milly.

Survivors include his wife Marie Cromer Whitted,two daughters, Karen (Lyle) Swingler and Joyce Whitted; two sons, Norm (Terry) Whitted and Fred (Madeline) Whitted; grandchildren Jordyn Swingler, Bryan Swingler, Erika Whitted, Molly Whitted, and Charles Whitted; one brother, Curtis Whitted; and one sister Velda Peterson.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansnat-Mills Funeral Home.