Dwight L. Eaton

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Dwight L. Eaton, 89, of Lawrence County, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the United Methodist Village-North Campus in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He was born December 27, 1927 in Chauncey, Illinois, the son of T. F. and Verl (Nuttall) Eaton. On December 2, 1950, he married Billie Westall and she preceded him in death on July 5, 2008.

Dwight was a farmer his whole life, and ran a custom spray business. During the Korean Conflict, he served in the United States Army with the 297th Engineers as Staff Sergeant. He was stationed in Marysville, California and also Anchorage, Alaska. He was a member of the National Shoot to Retrieve Association and served with the Unit 10 School District as President.

Surviving are four daughters: Kathy Cranmer and her husband, Michael, of Littleton, Colorado, Connie Williams of Indianapolis, Inidiana, Tracy Pinkham and her husband, Thomas, of Sevierville, Tennessee, and Patti Totten and her husband, Dennis, of Olney, Illinois; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Along with his parents and his wife, he is preceded in death by his sister, Katy Utterrback.

There will be a Memorial Service at a later date.

Memorial donations may be given to the Chauncey Ruritan.