William Harrison Whitten, Bill, passed away in a Dallas area hospital on November 2, 2022 atthe age of 91 after a brief illness.William was born on October 18, 1931 in Yellowbud, Ohio to Howard and Gladys Whitten. He issurvived by his two sons Christopher Scott of Henderson, Nevada and Michael Craig of Little Elm, Texas,his sister-in-law Gwen Whitten of Chillicothe, OH, and numerous nieces and nephews. He waspredeceased by Ruth Elizabeth, his wife of fifty-two years, and eight brothers and sisters: Agnes, Anne,Jane, Lois, Howard, Dwight, Janis and David.After completing high school, William joined the Air Force and proudly served as a pilot and pilotinstructor for over twenty-one years. He was stationed at bases in the United States, Germany andKorea and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Upon retiring from the Air Force in 1972, Bill foundemployment as a pilot with The Pickens Company, a Dallas based oil-company, where he continued hislove of flying into his later years.He met Ruth in Miami Beach, FL and married her in Linwood, NJ on February 24, 1962. Theyshared a love for traveling and visited many states and foreign countries together, including living inGermany during one of Bills Air Force assignments. Bill enjoyed reading, flying, hunting and regularexercise.Bill will be interred next to Ruth at the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery after a familymemorial service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a memorial contribution be made to achildrens charity of your choice.