Roberta "Bobbie" Maton Obituary (1926 - 2012)

Roberta "Bobbie" Maton, 86, of Pana, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 in McKinley Court, Decatur. She was born January 25, 1926 in Pana, the daughter of Vern E. Goldie Curry Anderson. A graduate of Pana Township High School Class of 1943, she also attended Lake Land College. Bobbie lived her entire life in the Pana area. As well as being a homemaker, she and her husband owned and operated Webb Greenhouse and Jones Floral in Springfield. She enjoyed gardening, decorating her home, needle work, and she was a good cook. Roberta Anderson and Walter Thomas Maton were united in marriage in 1946. He preceded her in death in 1987. She is survived by her children: Patricia "Kiki" Lees husband Michael, Decatur, IL; Maureen Schaefer husband Greg, Springfield, IL; Kathleen Flesch husband Don, Springfield, IL; Walter David Maton wife Viky, Collinsville, IL; Barbara O'Brien, Pana, IL; Michael Thomas Maton, Pana, IL; Osa Baginski husband Peter, Tower Hill, IL; 15 grandchildren: Michael C. Lees, Christina M. Lynch, Matthew Thomas Lees, Brad Sprinkle, Jeff Sprinkle, Melissa Allen, David Sprinkle, Michael Jonathan Bland, Brian Bland, Daniel Bland, Valerie Bland, Robert David O'Brien, Jamie Lynn O'Brien, Christopher Eudell O'Brien, Adam Perry Payne; 19 great grandchildren; and by her brother: Ronald Anderson, Orlando, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers: Gene Anderson, William Anderson, Larry Anderson. Funeral Information Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Calvary Cemetery, Pana at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Rodney A. Schwartz officiating. Cremation rights were accorded.