KANSAS – Harold Eugene “Gene” Wilhoit, 88, of Anna, and formerly of Kansas, passed away at 1:17 a.m. Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Veterans Home in Anna. He was retired after working on the family farm in Clark County for many years.
A service celebrating his life is 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Templeton Funeral Home in Kansas. Burial follows in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Wilhoit was born Aug. 3, 1929, in rural Kansas, the son of the late Floyd R. and Beulah F. Maggert Wilhoit.
Survivors include a brother, Morris (Carol) Wilhoit of Carterville; a sister, Linda (Darrell) Hinkle of Effingham; a nephew, Mike (Jennifer) Wilhoit of Mt. Zion; three nieces, Vicki (Rick) Chapman of Carterville, Darinda (Rod) Carr of Decatur and Anita (Aaron) Thompson of Cowden; and three great-nieces, three great-great-nephews, and one great-great-niece.
Mr. Wilhoit served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a dual member of Pleasant Hill Christian Church and Villa Grove Christian Church.
Memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warriors or Pleasant Hill Christian Church.
Online condolences at www.templetonfuneralhome.com.
