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Leonard Levi Whitfield

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Leonard Levi Whitfield

Birth
Norfork, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Death
4 Jun 2021 (aged 89)
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Norfork, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
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Levi and Shirley Whitfield enjoyed more than 66 years together until death parted them when Levi passed away on June 4, 2021. Their separation was brief, however, as Shirley passed away on August 14, 2021.

Levi was born on January 10, 1932, to Allen Edgar Whitfield and Hattie Ellen Adams Whitfield in Old Joe, Arkansas. He was one of 12 children and grew up playing music and working hard.

Shirley was born on November 24, 1934, to Floyd Norman Hickman and Nola Faye Newman Hickman in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and met her future husband through music when her father invited Levi to their home for an evening to play. Levi played guitar while Shirley played piano and accordion.

The couple were married on May 25, 1955, and had two children, Floyd L and Faye Ellen, whom they raised in Wyoming after moving there in 1958. The family first lived in Jerry Park, Wyoming, where Levi worked for a timber company, then moved to Saratoga in 1961, where they both worked various jobs while raising their children.

Levi and Shirley are survived by their son, Floyd "Griz" Whitfield and daughter Faye Ellen Whitfield; three grandchildren, Curtis Floyd (Holly), Lisa Ann Whitfield, and Ameila Kraft; seven great-grandchildren, Lilly, Andrew, Dustin, Nichole, Jada, Hazel and Jasmine; Levi's sisters Helen Hathaway and Wilma Huff (George); Levi's brother Dean Whitfield (Cathy); Shirley's sisters Evelyn Acklin (Iberia), and Bernice Lawson (Hugh); Shirley's brothers, Doyle Hickman, and Basil Hickman (Dixie) and numerous nieces and nephews.

They were preceded in death by their parents and several of Levi's & Shirley's siblings.
Levi and Shirley Whitfield enjoyed more than 66 years together until death parted them when Levi passed away on June 4, 2021. Their separation was brief, however, as Shirley passed away on August 14, 2021.

Levi was born on January 10, 1932, to Allen Edgar Whitfield and Hattie Ellen Adams Whitfield in Old Joe, Arkansas. He was one of 12 children and grew up playing music and working hard.

Shirley was born on November 24, 1934, to Floyd Norman Hickman and Nola Faye Newman Hickman in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and met her future husband through music when her father invited Levi to their home for an evening to play. Levi played guitar while Shirley played piano and accordion.

The couple were married on May 25, 1955, and had two children, Floyd L and Faye Ellen, whom they raised in Wyoming after moving there in 1958. The family first lived in Jerry Park, Wyoming, where Levi worked for a timber company, then moved to Saratoga in 1961, where they both worked various jobs while raising their children.

Levi and Shirley are survived by their son, Floyd "Griz" Whitfield and daughter Faye Ellen Whitfield; three grandchildren, Curtis Floyd (Holly), Lisa Ann Whitfield, and Ameila Kraft; seven great-grandchildren, Lilly, Andrew, Dustin, Nichole, Jada, Hazel and Jasmine; Levi's sisters Helen Hathaway and Wilma Huff (George); Levi's brother Dean Whitfield (Cathy); Shirley's sisters Evelyn Acklin (Iberia), and Bernice Lawson (Hugh); Shirley's brothers, Doyle Hickman, and Basil Hickman (Dixie) and numerous nieces and nephews.

They were preceded in death by their parents and several of Levi's & Shirley's siblings.

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