Freda M. Belton, 95, of Springfield died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998, at Memorial Medical Center.
She was born May 7, 1903, in Tallula, the daughter of Kenton P. and Julia Irwin Epperly. She married Floyd Belton ; he died in 1978. A daughter, Dorothy Lee Taft, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Belton had been a resident of Springfield since 1950. A homemaker, she was employed by the Illinois Ammunition Plant and also worked as a clerk for five years at the state Department of Vital Records. She was a member of Springfield Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors: a daughter, Shirley Jean Barbee of Brooksville, Fla.; two sons, Cecil K. Belton of Springfield and Floyd Belton Jr. of Davenport, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; a nephew; and three cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev. Michael Keppler officiating. Burial: Farmers Point Cemetery, Tallula.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: September 29, 1998
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 31
She was born May 7, 1903, in Tallula, the daughter of Kenton P. and Julia Irwin Epperly. She married Floyd Belton ; he died in 1978. A daughter, Dorothy Lee Taft, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Belton had been a resident of Springfield since 1950. A homemaker, she was employed by the Illinois Ammunition Plant and also worked as a clerk for five years at the state Department of Vital Records. She was a member of Springfield Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors: a daughter, Shirley Jean Barbee of Brooksville, Fla.; two sons, Cecil K. Belton of Springfield and Floyd Belton Jr. of Davenport, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; a nephew; and three cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev. Michael Keppler officiating. Burial: Farmers Point Cemetery, Tallula.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: September 29, 1998
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 31
Freda M. Belton, 95, of Springfield died Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998, at Memorial Medical Center.
She was born May 7, 1903, in Tallula, the daughter of Kenton P. and Julia Irwin Epperly. She married Floyd Belton ; he died in 1978. A daughter, Dorothy Lee Taft, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Belton had been a resident of Springfield since 1950. A homemaker, she was employed by the Illinois Ammunition Plant and also worked as a clerk for five years at the state Department of Vital Records. She was a member of Springfield Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors: a daughter, Shirley Jean Barbee of Brooksville, Fla.; two sons, Cecil K. Belton of Springfield and Floyd Belton Jr. of Davenport, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; a nephew; and three cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev. Michael Keppler officiating. Burial: Farmers Point Cemetery, Tallula.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: September 29, 1998
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 31
She was born May 7, 1903, in Tallula, the daughter of Kenton P. and Julia Irwin Epperly. She married Floyd Belton ; he died in 1978. A daughter, Dorothy Lee Taft, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Belton had been a resident of Springfield since 1950. A homemaker, she was employed by the Illinois Ammunition Plant and also worked as a clerk for five years at the state Department of Vital Records. She was a member of Springfield Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors: a daughter, Shirley Jean Barbee of Brooksville, Fla.; two sons, Cecil K. Belton of Springfield and Floyd Belton Jr. of Davenport, Iowa; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; a nephew; and three cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev. Michael Keppler officiating. Burial: Farmers Point Cemetery, Tallula.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: September 29, 1998
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 31
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