Robert Council Eagerton

1907 - 1969  (62 years)

• Name	Robert Council Eagerton
  Birth	7 May 1907	Florence Co., SC
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Sep 1969	Darlington,DarlingtonCo.,SC;bur:MechanicsvilleBaptistCh.Cem,Mech.Darl.DarlCo.,SC
  Person ID	I12598	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert R. Eagerton,   b. 24 May 1872, Marion Co., SC d. 7 Jul 1949, Florence, Florence Co., SC; bur: Mt. Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Amelia Margrite Moore,   b. 13 Aug 1882   d. 19 Dec 1956, Burial: Mt. Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F4879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Blanche Christeen Munn,   b. 23 Jun 1907, Claussen, Florence Co., SC d. 2 Aug 1950, Burial: Mt. Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	ABT. 1924
  Family ID	F4887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lila Moody,   b. 20 May 1908   d. 4 Sep 1981, Burial: MechanicsvilleBaptistCh.Cem,Mech.Darlington,DarlingtonCo.,SC (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1951
  Family ID	F4888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Donna Sutton Dawson-Hethington: Name, dates, & places Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103599248/robert-council-eagerton Created by: robin pellicci moore Added: 14 Jan 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 103599248 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 August 2020), memorial page for Robert Council Eagerton (7 May 1907–18 Sep 1969), Find a Grave Memorial no. 103599248, citing Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by robin pellicci moore (contributor 46903322) . Robert Council Eagerton BIRTH 7 May 1907 Florence County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 18 Sep 1969 (aged 62) Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA BURIAL Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery Mechanicsville, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 103599248 · View Source Son of Robert and Amelia Moore Eagerton. Robert married (1) Blanche Christeen Munn, and (2) Lila Moody. DARLINGTON - Robert C. Eagerton, 62, of 1140 Hartsville Road, died late Thursday in a local hospital following a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Saturday from the chapel of Belk-King Funeral Home conducted by Rev. William M. King and Rev. Richard A. Gardner. Burial will be in the Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Eagerton was born in Florence County, a son of the late Robert and Amelia Moore Eagerton. He was a mechanic and previously worked with the State Highway Department. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lila Moody Eagerton; two sons, Robert C. Eagerton of Florence and Harold E. Eagerton of Chulavista, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Elsie Boseman and Mrs. Janice Ward, both of Florence, and (possible current, as of August, 2020, suvivor omitted); a step-son, William Cooke of Durham, N.C.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Geneva Weatherford of Darlington; two brothers, Hoyt L. Eagerton of Florence and J. D. Eagerton of Athens, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. George Putnam of Anderson, Mrs. E. S. Birch and Mrs. J. C. Sutton of Florence; grandchildren and one great grandchildren. Published in the Morning News, September 20, 1969 Family Members Parents Robert R. Eagerton 1872-1949 Amelia Margrite Eagerton 1882-1956 Spouses Blanche Christeen Munn Eagerton 1907-1950 Lila Moody Cauthen 1908-1981 Siblings Perceville Clyde Eagerton 1899-1901 Lola E. Burch 1900-1986 Emma Lee Putnam 19031988 John David Eagerton 1918-2005 Children Robbie Council Eagerton 1925-1998 Elsie Eagerton Boseman 1935-2016 Janice Eagerton Ward 1937-2011 Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116186435/lila-cauthen Created by: Patrick Yearty Added: 28 Aug 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 116186435 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 August 2020), memorial page for Lila Moody Cauthen (20 May 1908–4 Sep 1981), Find a Grave Memorial no. 116186435, citing Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Patrick Yearty (contributor 46993532) . Inscription m. 3/23/1951