Robert D. Alton

Robert D. Alton, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at his home.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant, with the family present. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery of New London.

Memorials have been established to Hospice of Central of Iowa.

The son of Atlee and Gladys Howe Alton, Bob was born on July 7, 1926, in Monmouth, Ill.

On March 1, 1948, he married Beverly Brendel in Burlington. She preceded him in death on April 24, 1988. Bob married Betty Dell Smith on Aug. 3, 1991 in New London.

Bob worked in the telephone business for 42 years, most of which was with Contel Corporation. He started out on the line crew and worked his way into management, where he served as State and District Plant Manager for the state of Iowa.

Bob was a member of the United Methodist Church in New London. For the past couple of years, he had attended the New London Christian Church. He enjoyed playing golf and was a member of the New London Country Club and the Mt. Pleasant Golf and Country Club. He also enjoyed music, arrowhead collecting, and woodworking.

Along with his wife Betty, Bob is survived by one son, Robert Alton Jr. and his wife Carol of Mankato, Minn.; four grandchildren, Jocelyn Alton of West Palm Beach, Fla., Lindy Alton of Austin, Texas, Nicole Alton Moore and her husband John of Worcester, Mass., and Robert Alton III of Mankato, Minn. He is also survived by two stepdaughters, Carrol and her husband Leroy Stukerjurgen of Sun City, Ariz. and Janet and her husband John Roederer of Mt. Pleasant; three stepgrandchildren, Jennifer Stater of Mt. Pleasant, Angie Nuetzman of Gilbert, Ariz., and Jon Phillips of Janesville, Wis.; and five step-great-grandchildren, Hannah and Paige Stater, Zachary and Kyle Nuetzman, and Jordan Phillips.

Bob was preceded in death by his first wife, Beverly; his parents; and one son David Alton.