Charles Robert Runyon was born on February 19, 1923 near Elmwood, Illinois in Peoria County, the son of Harry Elias Runyon and Alma (Lindzey) Runyon. Harry Runyon was born on April 16, 1900 in or near Brimfield, Illinois in Peoria County, the son of James Robert Runyon and Bertha Elora (Vickery) Runyon. At the time of the 1910 census, Harry and his family are found in Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois;
Head James Runyon M 54 Illinois
Wife Bertha Runyon F 52 Illinois
Son J Cecil Runyon M 22 Illinois
Daughter Elva (actually Ilva) Runyon F 15 Illinois
Son Harry Runyon M 9 Illinois

Alma Lesta Lindzey was born on July 4, 1899, the daughter of William F. Lindzey and Estella A. (Shelton) Lindzey, who were married on July 8, 1896. At the time of the 1900 census, Alma and her parents are found in Elba & Galesburg Townships, Knox County, Illinois;
Head Wm Lindzey M 24 Illinois
Wife Stella A Lindzey F 24 Illinois
Daughter Alma L Lindzey F 1 Illinois 10 months

Harry Runyon and Alma L. Lindzey were married on May 28, 1919 at at ___________, ___________. Eight children are known to have been born to them. They include;
1. Mary Eloise Runyon, born May 11, 1920 at Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois. Mary was married to W. Clarence Bantz on August 29, 1937 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Five sons were born to them including;
A. William Dale Bantz, born c. 1938 in Illinois.
B. Robert Sidney Bantz, born c. 1940 in Illinois.
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At the time of the 1940 census, the Bantz family is found in Yates City, Salem Township, Knox County, Illinois;
W Clarence Bantz Head M 22 Illinois
Mary E Bantz Wife F 19 Illinois
William Dale Bantz Son M 2 Illinois
Robert Sidney Bantz Son M 0 Illinois

Mary and Clarence later resided in Plano, Illinois. Mary died on Apr. 9, 2006 in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois and her mortal remains were laid in the Little Rock Township Cemetery in Plano, Kendall County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial # 141633309.

2. Gene D. Runyon, born Oct. 25, 1921 in Illinois. Gene was married to Betty Faye Sandall (1923 - 2004) on January 1, 1940. Twelve children were born to them including;
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Gene is still living. Betty died in 2004 and her mortal remains were laid in the Elmwood Township Cemetery in Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial # 141633394.

3. Charles Robert Runyon, born February 19, 1923 in Illinois. See his biography below.

4. Phyllis L. Runyon, born February 18, 1924 near Yates City, Knox County, Illinois. Phyllis L. Runyon was married to Alvin C. Bock, who was born on December 7, 1920 and died on July 23, 2006, on July 17, 1940 in Burlington, Iowa. Three children were born to them;
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Phyllis died on May 14, 1997 at Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Their mortal remains were laid in the Maquon Cemetery in Maquon, Knox County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial# 151865718.

5. Agnes Runyon, born ___________ __, 1925/26 in Illinois. Agnes is still living. Agnes was married to Carl Dee "Ted" Snyder on ___________ __, 19__. Ted was born on ___________ __, 1923 and died on __________ __, 1985. His mortal remains were laid in the Elmwood Township Cemetery in Elmwood, Illinois. No children were born to Agnes and Ted.

6. Ruth Runyon, born c. 1927/28 in Illinois.

6. Ruth Irene Runyon, Aiello, born August 10, 1927 in or near Yates City, Illinois in Knox County. Ruth was married to Albert Aiello on ___________ __, 1959 in Monterey, California. They were blessed with 5 children;
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Ruth died on December 11, 2005 in Monterey, Calofornia. Her mortal remains were laid in the Monterey City Cemetery. See her Find A Grave Memorial #138984480.

7. Betty R. Runyon, born November 22, 1929 near Yates City, Knox County, Illinois. Betty was married to __________ King. One son and one daughter were born to Betty and ___________;
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Betty died on April 27, 2012 at Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois and her mortal remains were laid in the Elmwood Township Cemetery in Peoria County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial# 89750193.

8. Kenneth H. Runyon, born November 25, 1930 at Knox County, Illinois. Kenneth was married to Janice Mabe on April 14, 1972 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois. One son and one daughter were born to Kenneth and Janice;
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Kenneth died on April 30, 2009 at Canton, Fulton County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Yates City Cemetery in Yates City, Knox County, Illinois. See his Find A Grave Memorial # 36608755 for more information about him and his family.

At the time of the 1930 census, the Runyon family is found in Elba, Knox County, Illinois;
Head Harry Runyon M 30 Illinois
Wife Alma Runyon F 29 Illinois
Daughter Mary Runyon F 10 Illinois
Son Gene Runyon M 8 Illinois
Son Charles Runyon M 7 Illinois
Daughter Phyllis Runyon F 6 Illinois
Daughter Agnes Runyon F 4 Illinois
Daughter Ruth Runyon F 2 Illinois
Daughter Betty Runyon F 0 Illinois

At the time of the 1940 census, the Runyon family is found in Elba Township, Knox County, Illinois;
Head Harry Runyon M 39 Illinois
Wife Alma Runyon F 40 Illinois
Son Robert Runyon M 17 Illinois
Daughter Phyllis Runyon F 16 Illinois
Daughter Agnes Runyon F 14 Illinois
Daughter Ruth Runyon F 12 Illinois
Daughter Betty Runyon F 11 Illinois
Son Kenneth Runyon M 10 Illinois

Charles Robert "Bob" Runyon was married to Leona Mae "Mazie" Donaldson on August 22, 1942 at St. Louis, Missouri. Leona was born on August 25, 1923 at __________, __________.
They were the parents of;
1. Sue Ann Runyon, born ___________ __, 19__.

Charles R. Runyon died at 4:15 a.m. at St. Mary's Medical Ceneter on December 22, 1994 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Charles and Mazie were residents of Yates City, Knox County, Illinois.
His mortal remains were originally laid in the Elmwood Township Cemetery in Elmwood, Illinois, but were later moved to the Brunswick Community Church Cemetery located on Stone School Road near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois.

by Baxter B. Fite III and Tom and Nancy Gawthrop, Find a Grave Contributors #47512913, whose email address is [email protected]

∼Charles R. "Bob" Runyon, 71, of Rural Route 1, Box 26, died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 1994, at St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.

Born Feb. 19, 1923, in Peoria County to Harry Elias and Alma Lindzey Runyon, he married Leona Donaldson on Aug. 22, 1942, in St. Louis. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Sue Ann Runyon of Peoria; two brothers, Gene of Elmwood and Kenneth of Canton; and five sisters, Betty King of Elmwood, Mary Bantz of Plano, Phyllis Bock of Maquon, Agnes Synder of LaFayette and Ruth Aiello of Monterey, Calif.

He was a self-employed farmer in the Elba Township area all of his life.

He was a member of the American Milk Producers Association and Knox County Farm Bureau.

He was a member of Elmwood United Methodist Church.

Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Elmwood.

December 23, 1994 | Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)