Jesse E. Botkin, 78, a lifetime resident of Atlanta, died at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln. He had been a patient for a week.
His funeral was at the Christian Church, the Rev. James Shockney officiating.
He was born Feb. 20, 1890, at Atlanta, a son of Abraham Lincoln and Georgia Jones Botkin. He married Wavie Rench June 8, 1926, in Bloomington.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Dick, Chicago; three grandchildren; and a brother, Oliver, Pomona, Calif. A brother, a sister, a half-brother and a half-sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Botkin was a member of the Christian Church and Royal Neighbors of American Lodge, and a charter member of the Atlanta American Legion Post.
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Married in a double ceremony with Wavie's cousin Nellie Crutchley and Robert Harkreader on 08 Jun 1926 in Eureka,IL.
He received his nickname from the pink suit he started school in as a child.
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Served in World War 1 PFC US Army
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He worked at Hawes Hardware store in Atlanta, IL, then he worked at the State School in Lincoln, IL.
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Taught me how to twiddle my thumbs
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His funeral was at the Christian Church, the Rev. James Shockney officiating.
He was born Feb. 20, 1890, at Atlanta, a son of Abraham Lincoln and Georgia Jones Botkin. He married Wavie Rench June 8, 1926, in Bloomington.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Dick, Chicago; three grandchildren; and a brother, Oliver, Pomona, Calif. A brother, a sister, a half-brother and a half-sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Botkin was a member of the Christian Church and Royal Neighbors of American Lodge, and a charter member of the Atlanta American Legion Post.
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Married in a double ceremony with Wavie's cousin Nellie Crutchley and Robert Harkreader on 08 Jun 1926 in Eureka,IL.
He received his nickname from the pink suit he started school in as a child.
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Served in World War 1 PFC US Army
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He worked at Hawes Hardware store in Atlanta, IL, then he worked at the State School in Lincoln, IL.
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Taught me how to twiddle my thumbs
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Jesse E. Botkin, 78, a lifetime resident of Atlanta, died at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln. He had been a patient for a week.
His funeral was at the Christian Church, the Rev. James Shockney officiating.
He was born Feb. 20, 1890, at Atlanta, a son of Abraham Lincoln and Georgia Jones Botkin. He married Wavie Rench June 8, 1926, in Bloomington.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Dick, Chicago; three grandchildren; and a brother, Oliver, Pomona, Calif. A brother, a sister, a half-brother and a half-sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Botkin was a member of the Christian Church and Royal Neighbors of American Lodge, and a charter member of the Atlanta American Legion Post.
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Married in a double ceremony with Wavie's cousin Nellie Crutchley and Robert Harkreader on 08 Jun 1926 in Eureka,IL.
He received his nickname from the pink suit he started school in as a child.
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Served in World War 1 PFC US Army
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He worked at Hawes Hardware store in Atlanta, IL, then he worked at the State School in Lincoln, IL.
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Taught me how to twiddle my thumbs
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His funeral was at the Christian Church, the Rev. James Shockney officiating.
He was born Feb. 20, 1890, at Atlanta, a son of Abraham Lincoln and Georgia Jones Botkin. He married Wavie Rench June 8, 1926, in Bloomington.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Dick, Chicago; three grandchildren; and a brother, Oliver, Pomona, Calif. A brother, a sister, a half-brother and a half-sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Botkin was a member of the Christian Church and Royal Neighbors of American Lodge, and a charter member of the Atlanta American Legion Post.
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Married in a double ceremony with Wavie's cousin Nellie Crutchley and Robert Harkreader on 08 Jun 1926 in Eureka,IL.
He received his nickname from the pink suit he started school in as a child.
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Served in World War 1 PFC US Army
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He worked at Hawes Hardware store in Atlanta, IL, then he worked at the State School in Lincoln, IL.
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Taught me how to twiddle my thumbs
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