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Robert Watson Winston

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Robert Watson Winston

Birth
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Death
21 Jul 1999 (aged 89)
East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Burial
East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec. L Lot 134 Grave 5
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East Peoria, IL - Robert W. Winston, 89, of 1040 Fondulac Drive died at 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 1999, at his residence.

Born June 13, 1910, in Norfolk, Va., to James Horner and Laura Flanagan Winston, he married Dorothy Ann Zeis on Sept. 10, 1933, in Trenton, N.J. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, Patrick of Concord, Mass.; one granddaughter; and one brother, Albert of Williamsburg, Va.

He was preceded in death by one sister.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

He practiced law in East Peoria for many years. Prior to that, he worked for the Peoria and Pekin Union Railroad.

A 50-year member of the Tazewell County Bar Association, he also was a member of the Illinois Bar Association and a charter member of the East Peoria Optimist Club.

Private graveside services will be in Fondulac Cemetery. Deacon Charles Murray will officiate. There will be no visitation. Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Creve Coeur chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

July 22, 1999 | Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)
East Peoria, IL - Robert W. Winston, 89, of 1040 Fondulac Drive died at 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 1999, at his residence.

Born June 13, 1910, in Norfolk, Va., to James Horner and Laura Flanagan Winston, he married Dorothy Ann Zeis on Sept. 10, 1933, in Trenton, N.J. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, Patrick of Concord, Mass.; one granddaughter; and one brother, Albert of Williamsburg, Va.

He was preceded in death by one sister.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

He practiced law in East Peoria for many years. Prior to that, he worked for the Peoria and Pekin Union Railroad.

A 50-year member of the Tazewell County Bar Association, he also was a member of the Illinois Bar Association and a charter member of the East Peoria Optimist Club.

Private graveside services will be in Fondulac Cemetery. Deacon Charles Murray will officiate. There will be no visitation. Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Creve Coeur chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

July 22, 1999 | Peoria Journal Star, The (IL)


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