Dewitt Obits

Jac D. Ashton of Argenta

Jac D. Ashton, 82, of Argenta died 3:45 p.m. Saturday (April 20, 2013) in Fair Havens Christian Home.

No services are planned at this time. No visitation. No burial. Arrangements by: Calvert Funeral Home, Argenta. Memorials: Jac D. Ashton Memorial Fund. Send condolences:www.calvertmemorial.com.

Mr. Ashton was born Aug. 16, 1930, in Argenta, the son of Ed and Ruby Patterson Ashton. Jac worked at Caterpillar as a security guard for 35 years. He was a member of the Illinois Basketball Association Hall of Fame and Masonic Lodge AF & AM. He married Patricia Crain on Aug. 23, 1965, in Argenta. She preceded him in death Nov. 14, 2012.

Surviving are son, Jon Ashton of Palmetto, Fla.; daughters, Debra and Becky Ashton, both of Decatur; two grandchildren, Tonya Bogle and husband Tom of Clinton; Dane Myers of Argenta. Three great-grandchildren, William, Kaitlynn and James Bogle. He was preceded in death by his parents.