Robert B ATHERTON

1924 - 2002  (78 years)

• Name	Robert B ATHERTON  [1]
  Born	11 Jan 1924	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1935 and 1993  [2]
  Died	31 Oct 2002	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I24869	Atherton One Name Study
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Albert Hurby ATHERTON,   b. 26 Oct 1892, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. Feb 1970, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Stella BROWN,   b. Abt 1894, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1978, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Family ID	F617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Jane BENNETT,   b. 20 Feb 1925, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 2001, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1944	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Gary D. ATHERTON   2. Paul L ATHERTON   3. Warren G ATHERTON
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F4608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Robert B Atherton 1924-2002 With wife Betty Jane (Bennett) and Granddaughter Leanne M Atherton

  
  

• Notes

  From Find a Grave: Robert Atherton Birth: Jan. 11, 1924 Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA Death: Oct. 31, 2002 Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA Robert Atherton, 78, of Springfield died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center. He was born Jan. 11, 1924, in Springfield, the son of Albert and Stella Brown Atherton. He married Betty Bennett in 1944 in Springfield; she died in 2001. Mr. Atherton was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II and a general foreman for Egizii Electric, retiring in 1986 after 25 years. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was awarded the Vigil Order of the Arrow and a 25-year scout masaster trophy for leadership with Troop 15 at First Christian Church. He was a member of the IBEW Local 193 for 52 years, St. Paul's Lodge 500 AF&AM for more than 50 years, Valley of Springfield AASA, Ansar Shrine and Ansar Shrine Directors Staffff. Survivors: three sons, Warren (wife, Janna) Atherton of Springfield, Pau, (wife, Margaret) Atherton of Crystal Lake and Gary D. (wife, Cindy) Atherton of Bath; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Bisch and Son Funeral Home, the Rev. Rick Irwin officiating. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery. Family links: Spouse: Betty Jane Bennett Atherton (1925 - 2001)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Lillie Riney Record added: Nov 10, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6918292

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] File (merged): C:/Users/Derek Laptop/Documents/Family Historian Projects/Family Historian Projects/T. Record originated in... [S163] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2. Birth date: 11 Jan 1924Birth place: Residence date: 1935-1993Residence place: Springfield, IL