Robert Apperson, 88, of Gibson City died at 4:34 a.m. Monday (June 22, 2015) at home.
He was born June 11, 1927 in Rantoul, a son of Andrew and Augusta Meuser Apperson. He married Carroll A. Votaw on Aug. 15, 1953 in Osman. She died June 21, 2001. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wilbur and a step-granddaughter, Angel.
Surviving are his children, Robert (Carla) Apperson, Cathy Monical and Tammy (Charles) Taylor; two grandchildren, Travis (Jessica Hunter) Monical and Tiffany (John) Leisure; a great-granddaughter; a brother, Wayne (Audrey) Apperson; a sister-in-law, Polly Apperson; four stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren and four step-great-great-grandchildren.
Bob was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict, serving as an infantry cook and mess steward. He was a farmer and served as a technician II for the Department of Natural Resources in Gibson City, retiring in 1999.
He was a member of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibson City and Gibson City American Legion.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph June 24, 2015
He was born June 11, 1927 in Rantoul, a son of Andrew and Augusta Meuser Apperson. He married Carroll A. Votaw on Aug. 15, 1953 in Osman. She died June 21, 2001. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wilbur and a step-granddaughter, Angel.
Surviving are his children, Robert (Carla) Apperson, Cathy Monical and Tammy (Charles) Taylor; two grandchildren, Travis (Jessica Hunter) Monical and Tiffany (John) Leisure; a great-granddaughter; a brother, Wayne (Audrey) Apperson; a sister-in-law, Polly Apperson; four stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren and four step-great-great-grandchildren.
Bob was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict, serving as an infantry cook and mess steward. He was a farmer and served as a technician II for the Department of Natural Resources in Gibson City, retiring in 1999.
He was a member of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibson City and Gibson City American Legion.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph June 24, 2015
Robert Apperson, 88, of Gibson City died at 4:34 a.m. Monday (June 22, 2015) at home.
He was born June 11, 1927 in Rantoul, a son of Andrew and Augusta Meuser Apperson. He married Carroll A. Votaw on Aug. 15, 1953 in Osman. She died June 21, 2001. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wilbur and a step-granddaughter, Angel.
Surviving are his children, Robert (Carla) Apperson, Cathy Monical and Tammy (Charles) Taylor; two grandchildren, Travis (Jessica Hunter) Monical and Tiffany (John) Leisure; a great-granddaughter; a brother, Wayne (Audrey) Apperson; a sister-in-law, Polly Apperson; four stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren and four step-great-great-grandchildren.
Bob was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict, serving as an infantry cook and mess steward. He was a farmer and served as a technician II for the Department of Natural Resources in Gibson City, retiring in 1999.
He was a member of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibson City and Gibson City American Legion.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph June 24, 2015
He was born June 11, 1927 in Rantoul, a son of Andrew and Augusta Meuser Apperson. He married Carroll A. Votaw on Aug. 15, 1953 in Osman. She died June 21, 2001. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wilbur and a step-granddaughter, Angel.
Surviving are his children, Robert (Carla) Apperson, Cathy Monical and Tammy (Charles) Taylor; two grandchildren, Travis (Jessica Hunter) Monical and Tiffany (John) Leisure; a great-granddaughter; a brother, Wayne (Audrey) Apperson; a sister-in-law, Polly Apperson; four stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren and four step-great-great-grandchildren.
Bob was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict, serving as an infantry cook and mess steward. He was a farmer and served as a technician II for the Department of Natural Resources in Gibson City, retiring in 1999.
He was a member of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibson City and Gibson City American Legion.
Published in the Bloomington, Il. Pantagraph June 24, 2015
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