BELTON, Vergil Howard^[1]

1909 - 1969  (60 years)

• Name	BELTON, Vergil Howard
  Birth	23 Sep 1909	Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	27 Dec 1969	St. Louis, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Left Cerebral Infarction
  Death	27 Dec 1969	St. Louis, Missouri, USA   [2, 3]
  	Virgil H. Belton was born September 23, 1909 in Sparta, the son of Howard and Jennie Barnes Belton. His siblings include Mrs. Evelyn Pyron of Murphysboro, Mrs. Margaret Sapp of California, George Belton of Mattoon, and Gene Belton of Detroit, Michigan. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. He married Delila Stearns on May 25, 1929 in Murphysboro. Mr. Belton is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Jane Marshall of Murphysboro. Mr. Belton was a member of the Murphysboro First Baptist Church. He was a retired superintendent of Brown Shoe Company in Murphysboro. He was a member of the A.F. and A.M. Lodge in Sullivan, Moose Lodge in Mattoon, and the Elks Lodge and Eagles Lodge, both in Murphysboro. Mr. Belton died in Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri of heart complications. He was 60 years old. Source: Southern Illinoisan, Monday, December 29, 1969 [1]
  Age	60 years
  Burial	30 Dec 1969	Pleasant Grove Memorial Park, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA   [2, 4]
  Person ID	P358	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	BELTON, Howard William           b. 31 Aug 1880, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 8 Jan 1962, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	BARNES, Jennie V           b. 1885, Coulterville, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 2 Oct 1958, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	18 Mar 1903	Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA   [1, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 7 months - She : ~ 18 years and 3 months.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. BELTON, Lavern           b. 1904, Illinois, USA           d. Sep 1961  (Age 57 years) 2. BELTON, Vergil Howard           b. 23 Sep 1909, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 27 Dec 1969, St. Louis, Missouri, USA  (Age 60 years) ╚═STEARNS, Delila           b. 12 Dec 1911, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA           d. 25 Mar 1993, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA  (Age 81 years)   + 3. BELTON, George L           b. 15 Mar 1908, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 4 Jan 1992  (Age 83 years) ╚═HULSAPPLE, Florence Gertrude           b. 4 Jan 1906, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA           d. 13 Oct 1999  (Age 93 years),  m. 7 Apr 1929, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA   + 4. BELTON, Dorothy V           b. 1913             d. 21 Aug 1955, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 42 years) ╚═HANSON, Rosine           b. 17 Sep 1898, McClure, Alexander County, Illinois, USA           d. 30 Oct 1973, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 75 years),  m. 3 Sep 1933   5. BELTON, Elnora Irene           b. 13 Nov 1916, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 10 Mar 1952, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA  (Age 35 years) ╚═SMITH, Clyde,       6. BELTON, Margret           b. Abt 1919, Illinois, USA   7. BELTON, Eugene "Bull Dog"           b. 31 Oct 1920, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 2 Dec 1978, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 58 years) 8. BELTON, Evalyn R           b. 22 Jan 1926, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 21 Nov 2011, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 85 years) ╚═PYRON, Lester L           b. 22 Sep 1924, Ava, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 24 May 2015, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 90 years),  m. 29 Aug 1942
  Children	8 children
  	1. BELTON, Lavern           b. 1904, Illinois, USA           d. Sep 1961  (Age 57 years) 2. BELTON, Vergil Howard           b. 23 Sep 1909, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 27 Dec 1969, St. Louis, Missouri, USA  (Age 60 years) + 3. BELTON, George L           b. 15 Mar 1908, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 4 Jan 1992  (Age 83 years) + 4. BELTON, Dorothy V           b. 1913             d. 21 Aug 1955, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 42 years) 5. BELTON, Elnora Irene           b. 13 Nov 1916, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 10 Mar 1952, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA  (Age 35 years)   6. BELTON, Margret           b. Abt 1919, Illinois, USA   7. BELTON, Eugene "Bull Dog"           b. 31 Oct 1920, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 2 Dec 1978, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 58 years) 8. BELTON, Evalyn R           b. 22 Jan 1926, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 21 Nov 2011, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F4822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STEARNS, Delila           b. 12 Dec 1911, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA           d. 25 Mar 1993, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)  [1]
  Family ID	F4823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Sep 1909 - Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Cause of Death - Left Cerebral Infarction - 27 Dec 1969 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Death - 27 Dec 1969 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Burial - 30 Dec 1969 - Pleasant Grove Memorial Park, Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S50] Findagrave.com. [S437] Death Certificate. [S84] Ancestry.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Created by: Laura Whistle Cates Duncan Added: 5 Mar 2013 Find a Grave Memorial #106228460 [S64] (See) Marriage Record.