Manitou Park, 2000
Asbury Park Press 18 Apr 2000
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William Robert Valentine
from the Greenville News, Greenville, SC, 1 Mar 2000 William "Bill" Robert Valentine Jr., 73, of 610 Williams St., husband of Joyce Paris Dove Valentine, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Bordentown, N.J., he was a son of the late William Robert Sr. and Frances Cannon Valentine. He was retired from BASF, was a Navy World War II veteran and a Catholic. Surviving are his wife of the home; two sons, David Michael Valentine of West Columbia, and Robert William "Bobby" Valentine of Huntsville, Ala.; two daughters, Cynthia Lee "Cindy" Wells and Kimberly Ann Anderson, both of Huntsville; a stepson, Randall Dennis Dove of Williamston; two stepdaughters, Debra Ann Streetman of Pelzer, and Donna Lea Nelson of Piedmont; a brother, James "Jim" Valentine of Brooksville, Fla.; a sister, Joan Higgens of Cream Ridge, N.J.; and 15 grandchildren. He was predeceased by a stepson, Ronald M. Dove. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.
Death of Pickett B. Russell, 2000
I found the following obituary from May 24, 2000 in the Hammonton Gazzette concerning a modern resident of Atsion: Pickett B. Russell Jr., 78, of Atsion, NJ, died Saturday, May 20, at his residence. Born in Pine Bluff, Ark., Russell lived in the Atsion area most of his life. He was the owner of the Pic-A-Lilli Inn on Rt. 206 in Atsion. Built in 1920 by Russell's grandfather, Russell took over the family business in 1959 until the present. Russell was a lifelong member of the NJ Licensed Beverage Association and a former member of the Mt. Holly Moose Lodge. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Russell is predeceased by this late wife Florence (nee Hall) and his late son John "Buddy" Russell. Surviving him are: his children, Pickett Ben Russell III and his wife Sandy, of Berlin, Lillian "Bonnie" Halfmann and her husband Bill, of Atsion , Wallace Russell and his wife Ginny, of Atsion, Bruce Russell and his wife Sandy, of Winslow Twp, and Donald Russell, of