Graveside funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield. The Rev. Tim Shrader will officiate. No visitation is scheduled; the Plummer Funeral home of Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Simonton was born in Keyesport on April 27, 1923, to William and Almedia (Goodin) Simonton. One of 13 children, he served four years in the Navy during WWII. A member of VFW Post #4547 in Gillespie, he worked as an electrician for Olin-Matheson in East Alton for 27 years.
He and Betty Lou Young were married on Aug. 9, 1945, and she survives in Gillespie. Also surviving are one daughter, Jole (husband Werner) Henze of Grain Valley, MO; one brother, Charlie Simonton of Taylor Springs; one sister, Letha Schoen of Gillespie, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, William "Buck," Frank, and Howard "Babe" Simonton; and seven sisters, Lois Ecker, Lola Obertino, Farrel Cranford, Edith Childers, Gloria Fontana, Dixie Miller, and Murl Harnetiaux.
The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer's Association.
Source: The Journal-News
Graveside funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield. The Rev. Tim Shrader will officiate. No visitation is scheduled; the Plummer Funeral home of Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Simonton was born in Keyesport on April 27, 1923, to William and Almedia (Goodin) Simonton. One of 13 children, he served four years in the Navy during WWII. A member of VFW Post #4547 in Gillespie, he worked as an electrician for Olin-Matheson in East Alton for 27 years.
He and Betty Lou Young were married on Aug. 9, 1945, and she survives in Gillespie. Also surviving are one daughter, Jole (husband Werner) Henze of Grain Valley, MO; one brother, Charlie Simonton of Taylor Springs; one sister, Letha Schoen of Gillespie, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, William "Buck," Frank, and Howard "Babe" Simonton; and seven sisters, Lois Ecker, Lola Obertino, Farrel Cranford, Edith Childers, Gloria Fontana, Dixie Miller, and Murl Harnetiaux.
The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer's Association.
Source: The Journal-News
Family Members
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Edith W Simonton Childers
1918–1996
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Farriel Simonton Cranford
1920–1987
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M Murl Simonton Harnetiaux
1922–2005
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William Burl "Buck" Simonton
1922–1945
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Howard V. "Babe" Simonton
1925–2007
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Lola Simonton Obertino
1927–1984
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Leetha L. Simonton Schoen
1929–2012
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Gloria Lee Simonton Fontana
1932–1998
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Franklin Delano "Frank" Simonton
1934–2001
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Charles Eugene "Charlie" Simonton
1937–2019
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Dixie Darlene Simonton Miller
1937–2000
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