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Betty Jane Bennett Atherton
Birth: Feb. 20, 1925
Springfield
Sangamon County
Illinois, USA
Death: Jan. 10, 2001
Springfield
Sangamon County
Illinois, USA
Betty Jane Atherton, 75, of Springfield died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001, at Memorial Medical Center. She was born Feb. 20, 1925, in Springfield, the daughter of Dr. Chesley M. and Florence Ward Bennett. She married Robert Atherton in 1944 in Springfield.
Mrs. Atherton had worked as manager of the Mary Bryant Home and at Rockford Blue Cross in the Myers Building. She was a member of First Christian Church, Flower City Chapter 152 OES for more than 50 years, Abeba Temple 42 and Daughters of the Nile for more than 50 years.
Survivors: husband, Robert; three sons, Paul L. (wife, Margaret) Atherton of Crystal Lake, Warren G. (wife Janna) Atherton of Springfield and Gary D. (wife, Cindy) Atherton of Bath; three grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; a sister, Ruth Chastain of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: Bisch and Son Funeral Home, the Rev. Rick Irwin officiating. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery.
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) - January 12, 2001
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Parents:
Chesley M. Bennett (1890 - 1960)
Florence Ward Bennett (1893 - 1979)
Spouse:
Robert Atherton (1924 - 2002)
Burial:
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
Sangamon County
Illinois, USA
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