Runyon, Roscoe 'Buster'

1924 - 2013  (89 years)

• Name	Runyon, Roscoe 'Buster'
  Birth	26 Jan 1924	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RUNY.R003
  _FGRAVE	104676658
  Funeral	11 Feb 2013 (89 years)	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Private First Class, United States Army  [1]
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	5 Feb 2013	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	11 Feb 2013	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, Runyon, Roscoe and Juanita M.
  Person ID	I10428	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Runyon, William B. 'Billie',   b. 1 Sep 1900, Richland County, Illinois d. 30 Nov 1985, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Thomas, Mary Effie,   b. 28 Nov 1905, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Nov 1971, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F3816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harmon, J.
  Children	> 1. Runyon, M. > 2. Runyon, C. > 3. Runyon, Raymond Chester 'Ray',   b. 26 Dec 1951, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 15 Mar 2014, Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F5054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jan 1924 - Richland County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 5 Feb 2013 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 11 Feb 2013 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 11 Feb 2013 - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Roscoe "Buster" Runyon, 89, of Olney, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at Burgin Manor in Olney. Mr. Runyon was born January 26, 1924, in Richland County, the son of Billie and Effie (Thomas) Runyon. He married Juanita Harmon on October 10, 1947. She survives. Roscoe Runyon was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a farmer and had worked as a shoe cutter at the International Shoe Factory and as a press operator at Champion Laboratories. Mr. Runyon is survived by his wife of 65 years, Juanita, of Olney; daughter, Maxine Tarpley and husband, Tom, of West Salem; son, Ray Runyon and wife, Becky, of Gillette, Wyo.; son, Calvin Runyon and wife, Sandy, of Hempstead, Texas; granddaughter, Lisa Eagleson, of Woodstock, Ga.; granddaughter, Jessica Runyon, of Gillette, Wyo.; brother, Don Runyon and wife, Toni, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; brother, Richard Runyon and wife, Nellie, of Olney; brother, Larry Runyon and wife, Donna, of Olney; sister, Elsie Seaton, of Catlin; sister, Pauline Ryals, of Calhoun; sister, Helen Harris and husband, Robert, of West Salem; sister-in-law, Katherine Runyon, of West Salem; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Billie and Effie Runyon, sister, Oma Jane Seaton, and brothers, James and Harry Runyon. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 11 at the funeral home with Gary Kallenbach officiating. Burial with full military rites will be in Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in rural Claremont. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society. (Olney Newspaper Feb 8 2013)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2836] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Runyon, Roscoe 'Buster', 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Runyon&GSiman=1&GScid=105304&GRid=104676658&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1346] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Decker, Richland County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), District 4, Page 6b, Roll 554, none. (Reliability: 2). [S2838] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Decker Township, Richland County, Illinois, District 4 (Township), page 6b, (http://www.ancestry.com), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2839] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Runyon, Roscoe and Juanita M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Runyon&GSfn=Roscoe&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=10), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2835] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Runyon, Effie and Billie B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32532743/william-b.-runyon), none. (Reliability: 2).