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- Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/3/1970
William B. Eaton, 89, retired
building contractor, of 1885 Hosmer
Road, Appleton, died Tuesday
at his home.
He was born in the Town
of Somerset on Sept. 9, 1880,
the son of Bennett and Theresa
(Tenney) Eaton.
He was the founder and a
former president of the William
B. Eaton Construction Co., Lockport.
He first embarked on his
building career in 1905, and established
his construction firm
in Lockport in 1922, in association
with his brother, Hubert
L. Eaton, and his son, Jesse
B. Eaton.
He was a member of Somerset
Lodge 639, F&AM, and
the Lockport Rotary Club. He
was also a member of West
Somerset Baptist Church, serving
as one of its trustees for
40 years.
His wife, Mrs. Lena Eaton,
died six years ago. They had
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary Sept., 1952.
Mr. Eaton is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Mabel Wilson
of Newfane, and Mrs. Flora
Truesdell of Barker; five sons,
Jesse of Newfane, Harold of
Lockport, Ralph of Newfane,
and Donald and Arthur of Apple-
ton; 21 grandchildren,
great-grandchildren
Friends may call
Funeral Home, Barker
to 9 p.m. today, and from 2
to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Services will be held from
West Somerset Baptist Church,
at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev.
Donald Wilson officiating.
Contributions may be made
to the West Somerset Baptist
Church building fund.
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