Oral E. Banton, 93, of Decatur passed away 8:41 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) in Lincoln Manor Nursing Home.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. Memorials: Lincoln Manor Nursing Home.
Mr. Banton was born Oct. 26, 1909, in Mount Zion, the son of Edmund and Nellie Davis Banton. He retired after 36 years with A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. He married Martha Weber on June 25, 1932, in Bloomington. Following his long career with Staley's, Mr. and Mrs. Banton retired to Missouri and enjoyed many years of retirement. He took up gardening, boating, doing stained glass and other hobbies. They returned to Decatur to be closer to family.
Surviving are his wife of 70 years; children, Edmund W. Banton and wife Carol of Hayden, Idaho; Sharlene S. Smith of Wheaton; Don E. Banton of Decatur; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.
Herald & Review Feb 14, 2003
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. Memorials: Lincoln Manor Nursing Home.
Mr. Banton was born Oct. 26, 1909, in Mount Zion, the son of Edmund and Nellie Davis Banton. He retired after 36 years with A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. He married Martha Weber on June 25, 1932, in Bloomington. Following his long career with Staley's, Mr. and Mrs. Banton retired to Missouri and enjoyed many years of retirement. He took up gardening, boating, doing stained glass and other hobbies. They returned to Decatur to be closer to family.
Surviving are his wife of 70 years; children, Edmund W. Banton and wife Carol of Hayden, Idaho; Sharlene S. Smith of Wheaton; Don E. Banton of Decatur; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.
Herald & Review Feb 14, 2003
Oral E. Banton, 93, of Decatur passed away 8:41 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) in Lincoln Manor Nursing Home.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. Memorials: Lincoln Manor Nursing Home.
Mr. Banton was born Oct. 26, 1909, in Mount Zion, the son of Edmund and Nellie Davis Banton. He retired after 36 years with A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. He married Martha Weber on June 25, 1932, in Bloomington. Following his long career with Staley's, Mr. and Mrs. Banton retired to Missouri and enjoyed many years of retirement. He took up gardening, boating, doing stained glass and other hobbies. They returned to Decatur to be closer to family.
Surviving are his wife of 70 years; children, Edmund W. Banton and wife Carol of Hayden, Idaho; Sharlene S. Smith of Wheaton; Don E. Banton of Decatur; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.
Herald & Review Feb 14, 2003
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery. Memorials: Lincoln Manor Nursing Home.
Mr. Banton was born Oct. 26, 1909, in Mount Zion, the son of Edmund and Nellie Davis Banton. He retired after 36 years with A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. He married Martha Weber on June 25, 1932, in Bloomington. Following his long career with Staley's, Mr. and Mrs. Banton retired to Missouri and enjoyed many years of retirement. He took up gardening, boating, doing stained glass and other hobbies. They returned to Decatur to be closer to family.
Surviving are his wife of 70 years; children, Edmund W. Banton and wife Carol of Hayden, Idaho; Sharlene S. Smith of Wheaton; Don E. Banton of Decatur; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.
Herald & Review Feb 14, 2003
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