Mrs. Margaret Atwater, 80, of Ipava, died at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1985, in McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.
She was born Nov. 15, 1904, in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter of John and Martha Glore Ashton. She married Harley Atwater on Nov. 4, 1929 in Ipava. He survives.
Other survivors include four sons, Arlan Atwater of Mahomet, Bob Atwater of Lewistown, Terry and Jerry Atwater, both of Ipava; one daughter, Mrs. Marilee Casper of Canton; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Irma Roddis of Ipava.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, one son, and two sisters.
She was a member of the Ipava Christian Church.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Shawgo Memorial Home in Ipava with Rev. Melvin Stroud officiating. Burial was in the Ipava Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Illinois Valley Lung Association.
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