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Anthony Booth “Tony” Fillbright

Birth
Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, USA
Death
9 Mar 1950 (aged 50)
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
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Anthony B. "Tony" Fillbright, 50, of 630 S. Third St., a resident of Springfield for 20 years, died at 5:20 a.m. yesterday at his residence. He had been in ill health for two months.

Mr. Fillbright was a plasterer and bricklayer.

He was born Jan. 21, 1900 at Petersburg.

In 1923, he married Thelma Jane Highbaugh.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Robert L.; one daughter, Miss Ida Eileen Fillbright, all of Springfield; two brothers, Ernest and Earl, of Petersburg; three sisters, Mrs. Velda Stevens and Mrs. Louise Crisp, both of Springfield; and Mrs. Della Garvin, of Petersburg; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at the Vancil funeral home.

Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery, Petersburg.

Daily Illinois State Journal
Friday, Mar 10, 1950
Springfield, IL
Page: 34
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Toney Booth Fillbright
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1900
Residence Place: Menard, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Day Laborer
Nearest Relative: Belle Fillbright
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Anthony B. "Tony" Fillbright, 50, of 630 S. Third St., a resident of Springfield for 20 years, died at 5:20 a.m. yesterday at his residence. He had been in ill health for two months.

Mr. Fillbright was a plasterer and bricklayer.

He was born Jan. 21, 1900 at Petersburg.

In 1923, he married Thelma Jane Highbaugh.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Robert L.; one daughter, Miss Ida Eileen Fillbright, all of Springfield; two brothers, Ernest and Earl, of Petersburg; three sisters, Mrs. Velda Stevens and Mrs. Louise Crisp, both of Springfield; and Mrs. Della Garvin, of Petersburg; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at the Vancil funeral home.

Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery, Petersburg.

Daily Illinois State Journal
Friday, Mar 10, 1950
Springfield, IL
Page: 34
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Toney Booth Fillbright
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1900
Residence Place: Menard, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Day Laborer
Nearest Relative: Belle Fillbright
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