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Submitted: 9/28/22 • Approved: 9/28/22 • Last Updated: 10/1/22 • R829339-G793000-S3
William
MSGT US AIR FORCE
VIETNAM
Nov 14, 1932
Dec 26, 2014
Beverly
Oct 3, 1933
Feb 8, 2021
Funeral services for William McKinley Brenton, Jr., 82, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 30, 2014, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Monday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Riverways Hospice, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.
Mr. Brenton died at 12:30 a.m., Friday, December 26, 2014, at his home.
He was born November 14, 1932, at Mexico, Missouri, to William McKinley Brenton, Sr. and Ethel Ariene Arnett Brenton. On November 12, 1954, he was married at Montgomery, Alabama to Beverly Stryker. He and Beverly recently shared their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Mr. Brenton retired from the United States Air Force in 1976 as Senior Master Sergeant. He served during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr .Brenton was a 32nd degree Mason and had received his fifty year pin; he was also a Shriner. He enjoyed woodworking, refurbishing old clocks and always had a beautiful and plentiful garden. He was a giving person and was eager to share the vegetables, fruits and nuts from his gardens with family and friends. Mr. Brenton was a member of the Pomona Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Brenton, of the family home; four children, Kenneth Brenton, Rebecca Martin, husband, Duane, Melissa Norton, husband, Danny and Barbara Emmons, husband, Loran; four grandchildren, Ashley Garner, husband, Jon, Ryan Norton, Hannah Norton and Brenton Emmons; and three great-grandchildren, Olivia Garner and twins, Georgia and Samuel Garner.
His parents and step-father, William Kessinger, precede him in death. [ozarkareanetwork.com/obits, Dec 29, 2014]
Beverly Jean Brenton, age 87, of Russellville died Monday, February 8, 2021, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Russellville. She was born October 3, 1933, in Montgomery, Alabama to William Allen and Margaret Elizabeth Sears Stryker.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, William M. Brenton.
Survivors include her children, Kenneth Brenton of West Plains, Missouri, Rebecca Martin of Russellville, Melissa Norton of Harrison and Barbara Emmons of Loveland, Colorado; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Martha Jane Stryker of Neenah, Wisconsin.
A private memorial service for the family will be planned at a later date in West Plains, Missouri. Arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
The family would like to thank the wonderful staff of Brookdale Assisted Living of Russellville and Kindred Hospice of Russellville with a special thanks to Kattie and Corey.
Memorials may be made to Kindred Hospice, 3801 West Main Street, Suite A, Russellville, Arkansas 72801.
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Contributed on 9/28/22 by mjrwag
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