Delaware County OhArchives Obituaries.....Tilton, Robert Addison March 11, 2001
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Delaware Gazette,  Delaware, OH, March 13, 2001
Robert Tilton

Robert A. "Bob" Tilton, 86, of Delaware, died Sunday evening (March 11, 2001) 
at the Veteran's Administration (VA) Hospital in Dayton.  He was born Sept. 6, 
1914, in Adrian, Mich., to Mary (McCluskey) Tilton and Eugene R. Tilton.  A 
World War II Army veteran serving in the 80th Division, he was a prisoner of 
war in Germany, receiving a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.  He lived most of 
his life in Delaware County and was owner of Tilton Insurance Co. in Ashley 
for 30 years.  He was a member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Chapter No. 
1 in Columbus, Ashley American Legion, Ashley United Methodist Church, and a 
former member of the Ashley Lions Club.  Mr. Tilton is survived by two 
daughters and one son-in-law, Vivian and Kenneth Gasmire of Delaware and Vicki 
Tilton of Pittsburgh, a grandson, Russell Waspe of Blacksburg, Va.; a sister-
in-law and her husband, Jean and Bob Sealey of Delaware, and a brother-in-law, 
Jay Smale of Delaware.

His wife, Joan Lee Tilton, died Aug. 28, 1994.  He also was preceded in death 
by a brother, Russell Tilton.

Visiting hours were to be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bennett Brown Rodman 
Funeral Home, Delaware, where the Elks Lodge will hold services at 7:30 p.m.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Ashley Union Cemetery, 
with the Rev. Dirk Elliott officiating.  Members of the Delaware County 
Veterans Association will provide military honors.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Delaware County Council of Older 
Adults.  Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Those unable to visit the funeral home may log onto www.BennettBrownRodman.com 
and link into the on-line memorial and registry page.

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