Obituary of Richard Buster EDMISTON, Madison County, Illinois

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Obituary of Richard Buster Edmiston, Madison County,
Illinois

Obituary:  Richard Buster Edmiston

Richard Buster Edmiston, 78, of Granite City died at 4:45 pm
on Wednesday, July 29, 1992 at his residence.

Mr. Edmiston was born March 13, 1914 in Moscow, Fayette
County, Tennessee and had resided in  the Granite City area
for 37 years.  He was a U.S. Army veteran.  He was an employee
with the GM&O Railroad in Jackson, Tennessee until the 1950's,
and then an Oiler the rest of the time prior to the time of
his retirement at the Venice, Illnois site.  He was a
Pentecostal Christian and a part time Evangelist.

Survivors include his wife, Nellie Coleman Edmiston whom he
married in 1958,  He had no children by this marriage.  His
former wife Helen Morgan whom he married April 11, 1933, four
children, Bobby Leon Edmiston of Florence, Arizona and Billy
Wayne Edmiston of Tucson, Arizona, Two children preceded him
in death, Charles David Edmiston, who died as an infant in
1950, and Richard Eugene Edmiston, who died in Phoenix,
Arizona in 1974; one sister, Elizabeth Perry of Jackson,
Tennessee, and three Grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Edgar Edmiston and
Annie Mae (Waderick)Edmiston.

Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday at Warner
Chapel, 3939 Lake Drive, Pontoon Beach for funeral, where
services will be conducted on Friday (time pending) with the
Rev. Roe officiating.  Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks
National Cemetery, St. Louis.  Call 797-1009 for time of
funeral.

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