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William E. Whetstone

Birth: 2 May 1927
Akin, Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Death: 22 Jun 2020 (aged 93)
Hanna City, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Cremated Add to Map
Memorial ID: 211757380 View Source

William R. Whetstone, 93, of Hanna City, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Kountryview assisted living facility in Hanna City, IL

He was born May 2, 1927 in Akin, IL to Oscar and Monnie (Summers) Whetstone. He married Hazel Lorene Summers in Franklin County IL. in 1947.

Surviving are: two daughters, Barbara (Robert) Bowton and Bernice (Val) Smith; one son, Dennis (Jama Lynn) Whetstone; five grandchildren, Allison Mae Smith, Todd William (Jenn) Smith, Luke A. (Kim) Bowton, Amanda M. Bowton, and James M. (Jeana) Whetstone; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Imogene Secretan.

He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, four brothers, and six sisters.

William served in the U.S. Army during WWII and worked for Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria 31 years before retiring in 1980.

Cremation will be accorded and there will be no services

William R. Whetstone, 93, of Hanna City, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Kountryview assisted living facility in Hanna City, IL

He was born May 2, 1927 in Akin, IL to Oscar and Monnie (Summers) Whetstone. He married Hazel Lorene Summers in Franklin County IL. in 1947.

Surviving are: two daughters, Barbara (Robert) Bowton and Bernice (Val) Smith; one son, Dennis (Jama Lynn) Whetstone; five grandchildren, Allison Mae Smith, Todd William (Jenn) Smith, Luke A. (Kim) Bowton, Amanda M. Bowton, and James M. (Jeana) Whetstone; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Imogene Secretan.

He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, four brothers, and six sisters.

William served in the U.S. Army during WWII and worked for Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria 31 years before retiring in 1980.

Cremation will be accorded and there will be no services

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Hazel L. Summers Whetstone

1931–2014 (m. 1947)

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Created by: Big Logger
Added: Jun 23, 2020
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