Robert Fredrick Stanton
Date of birth: 08 Jul 1924
Date of death: 24 Jan 2017
Burial Information
Section 04 (Click Here for Section Map)Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 018A-08
Status: Occupied
Veteran Information
Branch: US ARMY AIR FORCE / US AIR FORCE / US AIR FORCE RESERVERank: MAJ - Major
Years Served: Apr 1943 - Aug 1944 / Aug 1944 - Jan 1950 / Jan 1950 - Jul 1984
War/Campaign: WORLD WAR II - Pilot
Military Notes: My sister sent me the dates of Robert Frederick Stanton's military duty. Entered military April 1943. He was honorably discharged from Army Air Corps, August 3, 1944 and transferred to the USAF, August 4, 1944. He was discharged January 13, 1950. He served in the USAF Reserve January 14, 1950-July 8, 1984
Thanks!
Chris Lauderdale
Military Inscription
Maj US Army Air Forces
US Air Force
World War II
Notes
Obituary
Major Robert Frederick Stanton, USAF Retired
Major Robert Frederick Stanton, USAF Ret., 92 longtime resident of Monticello, Florida, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Aldersgate Retirement Community in Meridian, Mississippi.
He is survived by his daughters, Chris Stanton Lauderdale (Jim) of Meridian, Marsha Ann Stanton of Pensacola, Florida and son, Robert Frederick Stanton, Jr., of Monticello, Florida; grandchildren, James Abner Lauderdale IV (Ashley) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and William Stanton Lauderdale (Lindsay) of McKinney, Texas; great-grandchildren, Ann Marie Lauderdale, Mary Abner Lauderdale, James Abner Lauderdale V and Olivia Willett Lauderdale.
He is predeceased by his parents, Junius Rhoads Stanton and Eva Sackett Stanton; wives, Ann Louise Smith Stanton and Mary Krause Stanton; and brothers, Herbert Owens and Richard Owens.
At his request, there will be no funeral service. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery in Lexington, MS. Memorials may be made to Aldersgate Retirement Community, 6600 Poplar Springs Drive, Meridian, MS. 39305, or the charity of your choice.
Family Members
Parents
Junius Rhoades Stanton
1876–1946 (m. 1922)
Eva Marshall Sackett Stanton
1893–1940 (m. 1922)
Spouse(s)
Ann Louise Smith Stanton
1923–1961 (m. 01 Apr 1950 - Las Vegas, Clark County, NV)
Mary Frances Kraus (Hill) Stanton
(deceased)
Half Sibling(s):
Herbert John Owens III
1917–1983
Eugene Richard Owens
(deceased)
Research Notes
Birth location, marriage information, and middle name provided by family member, Chris S. Lauderdale.
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